In Upstate NY we love our Half Moons and debate who has the best ones. We never call them black & whites! That's their downstate name. I prefer the buttery cookie with frosting as opposed to a sourdough cookie with icing.
1 C. Sugar
1/2 C. shortening
1/2 C. Buttermilk
1 1/2 teasp. vanilla
1 egg
1 teasp. Baking Powder
1/2 teasp. Baking soda
2 C. all purpose Flour
Preheat oven to 350°
grease cookie sheet
Drop dough by 1/4 C. about 3" apart. Flatten slightly.
Bake 15-19 minutes until edges begin to brown and tops spring back when touched. Remove to wire rack.
(Can be made much smaller for a cookie exchange; shorten baking time as necessary.)
Frost cookies half white & half chocolate.
1/2 C. shortening
1/2 C. Buttermilk
1 1/2 teasp. vanilla
1 egg
1 teasp. Baking Powder
1/2 teasp. Baking soda
2 C. all purpose Flour
Preheat oven to 350°
grease cookie sheet
Drop dough by 1/4 C. about 3" apart. Flatten slightly.
Bake 15-19 minutes until edges begin to brown and tops spring back when touched. Remove to wire rack.
(Can be made much smaller for a cookie exchange; shorten baking time as necessary.)
Frost cookies half white & half chocolate.
