Look to the cookie! These black and white cookies were originally inspired by the famous Seinfeld quote. I took it a step further and added sprinkles as a reminder that a harmonious life is even better when it has some sparkle.
Servings: 12 -15
These soft cookies are the perfect palette for your favorite sprinkles, jimmies, confetti, or dragées in elegant shades of black and white. This recipe is from my book Sprinkles!: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts. Buy my book and lean everything there is to learn about Sprinkles.
Ingredients
- 4 Cups cake flour sifted
- 1/2 Teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon salt
- 1 Cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1/ 3/4 Cup sugar
- 1/2 Teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 Teaspoon lemon extract
- 4 egg whites
- 3/4 Cups milk
- For The Icing
- 6 Cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 Cup plus 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 1/2 Teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 Tablespoons cocoa powder
- 4 Tablespoons each chocolate jimmies white jimmies, and white Sixlets, or other sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl.
- In a stand mixer, beat butter on medium to medium-high speed for several minutes, until smooth.
- Reduce speed to low and add sugar in a slow stream. Beat butter and sugar on medium-high speed for several minutes until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla extract, then lemon extract, and then egg whites, mixing to combine after each addition. Add flour mixture and milk in 3 alternating additions and mix until just combined.
- Drop ¼-cup scoops of dough about 5 inches apart onto cookie sheets. Moisten a small offset spatula or butter knife with water and spread each mound of dough into a flat 3-inch round.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through baking, just until cookie edges start to turn golden.
- For the icing mix confectioners' sugar, milk, and vanilla in a bowl until smooth. Transfer 1/2 of the icing to another bowl and add cocoa powder. Mix until no cocoa powder lumps remain.
- Using a small offset spatula, spread the chocolate icing on half the cookie. Repeat with the vanilla icing on the other half. Decorate with black and white, sprinkles while the icing is still wet.
- Return iced cookies to wire racks to set for 30 minutes and then remove them with a spatula. Store cookies in an airtight container, layered between waxed paper, for up to 3 days.
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