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Author
PJ Hamel | 2009-12-31
Description
Also known as Half-Moon Cookies, or just plain Black and Whites, these jumbo cookies are soft and cakelike, and would be quite plain save for their faint hint of lemon, and the vanilla and chocolate icings on top. Their distinctive taste (and look) seem to be the main attraction for kids... and truth be told, their parents as well.Informal research tells us these black and white cookies are New York City natives. In fact, we've seen a recipe titled New York Black and White Deli Cookies; and the corner deli is where you'll most likely find them in NYC, as the sweet counterpoint to a pastrami on rye and a half-sour.
