Bake a Batch of Half Moon Cookies With Our Sugar Cookie Mix

You've probably seen huge Half-Moon Cookies in coffee shops. You know the ones I mean. One half of each cookie is covered with white icing, the other half with dark chocolate. Hence the name, Half-Moon Cookies. These delicious treats are also called Black and White Cookies and they're something of a New York tradition.




But you don't have to live in New York to enjoy Black and Whites. Use a package of Three Angels Gourmet Co. Sugar Cookie Mix to create a delicious variation of this popular treat no matter where you live. True Black and Whites are more like a cake than a cookie, and our Sugar Cookie Mix bakes up soft and cakey on the inside, yet crisp on the outside.

To make the cookies taste like the traditional Black and Whites or Half-Moons, add 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract to the mix when you add the beaten eggs (see directions for cookie mix on the package). After baking the cookies, let them cool completely.

For the traditional Black and White frosting you'll need:

4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/3 to 1/2 cup boiling water
ounce bittersweet chocolate


Put the confectioners' sugar in a large bowl. Gradually add enough of the boiling water to the sugar, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick and easy to spread.

Remove half of the frosting to the top half of a double boiler set over simmering water. Add the chocolate. Stir the mixture until the chocolate melts and the frosting is smooth. Remove from the heat.

With a brush or knife, coat half the cookie with chocolate frosting and the other half with white frosting.

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