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THE ORIGINAL HEMSTROUGHT BAKERY HALF-MOON COOKIE



The Original Hemstrought Bakery Half-Moon Cookie image

In NYC and elsewhere, they are known as "Black and Whites" or "half-and-half's". President Obama dubbed them "Unity Cookies". In Germany, where they are iced with either the vanilla or chocolate fondant only, they are called "Amerikaners"... Here in Central New York, we call them Half-Moon cookies and they are slightly...

Provided by Kelly Lollman

Categories     Cookies

Time 1h20m

Number Of Ingredients 27

COOKIES
3 3/4 c all purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
2 1/4 c granulated sugar
1 c butter, cubed
3/4 c cocoa powder, sifted
1/4 tsp salt
2 large eggs
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 c milk
FROSTING - CHOCOLATE
3 1/2 oz bittersweet chocolate
3 1/2 oz semi-sweet chocolate
1 Tbsp butter
4 1/3 c confectioner's sugar
2 Tbsp corn syrup
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
1 c boiling water
FROSTING - VANILLA
7 c confectioners' sugar
1 c butter, cubed, room temp
1/2 c vegetable shortening
7 Tbsp milk
1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
1 pinch salt

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  • 2. Sift together flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a medium bowl and set aside.
  • 3. Put sugar, butter, cocoa and salt in bowl of mixer and beat on medium speed until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and continue to beat. Add half the milk, then half the flour mixture, beating after each addition until smooth; repeat with remaining milk and flour mixture.
  • 4. Spoon or pipe batter onto parchment-lined baking sheets, making 3'' rounds 2'' apart. Bake until cookies are set, about 12 minutes. Allow to cool, then remove from parchment.
  • 5. Frosting - Chocolate: Melt chocolates and butter in the top of a double boiler over simmering water over medium heat. Add confectioners' sugar, corn syrup, vanilla, salt and 6 tbsp. boiling water - mix to a smooth, stiff paste with a rubber spatula. Thin icing with up to 8 tbsp. more boiling water. Icing should fall from a spoon in thick ribbons. Keep warm in a double boiler over low heat.
  • 6. Frosting - Vanilla: Put sugar, butter, shortening, milk, vanilla and salt in a bowl. Beat on low speed to mix, then increase to medium and beat until light and fluffy.
  • 7. Using a metal spatula, spread about 1 tbsp. of warm fudge icing on half of the flat side of each cookie. Spread the other half of each cookie with 1 heaping tbsp. vanilla icing.

HALF MOON COOKIES (WHITE)



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Growing up, there was a local bakery that made the best half-moon cookies. That bakery isn't in business any more, so now I have to make my own. Half Moon cookies bring back such great childhood memories for me. For frosting, use recipe #188454.

Provided by MsBindy

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 30m

Yield 30 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup shortening
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour milk (1 Tbsp white vinegar plus milk to make 1 cup)
3 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

  • Cream butter, shortening and sugars together.You can use all butter, or all shortening if you prefer, but the texture and shape will come out a little different.
  • Mix in eggs and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients together in a separate bowl.
  • Combine in dry ingredients and sour milk, alternating until mixed well.
  • Drop from Tablespoons onto greased cookie sheet (About 1/8 cup is the right size) Your cookie sheet should not be warped, or else your cookies won't come out nice and round. Allow plenty of room for the cookies to spread. Start with 4 cookies to a sheet and then see if you can increase to fitting 6 cookies.
  • Bake at 375 F for 12-15 minutes.
  • Frost the BOTTOM of the cookies. Half with white frosting, half with chocolate frosting with frosting recipe #188454.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 146.6, Fat 5.7, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 19, Sodium 143.2, Carbohydrate 21.8, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 10.7, Protein 2.2

HALF-MOON COOKIES



Half-Moon Cookies image

This recipe makes 21 large or 34 small cookies, depending on the amount of dough used. Stir the leftover berry puree (used to tint the icing) into your morning yogurt or oatmeal.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Time 3h5m

Yield Makes 21 large or 34 small

Number Of Ingredients 14

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/3 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup fresh berries, such as raspberries, blueberries, or blackberries
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flours, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. In another bowl, beat butter on medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add 1/2 cup granulated sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with 2 additions of buttermilk, beating until just combined (do not overmix). Refrigerate dough until firm, about 1 hour.
  • Roll 1- or 1 1/2-tablespoon pieces of dough into balls; place 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until bottoms turn golden, rotating sheets halfway through, about 10 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks; let cool completely. Cookies can be stored at room temperature up to 1 day.
  • Cook berries and remaining 1 tablespoon granulated sugar in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring and crushing berries until soft and juices have been released. Pass mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible, and let cool completely.
  • Whisk together confectioners' sugar, honey, lemon juice, and 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl. Transfer half of icing to another bowl, and whisk in 1 teaspoon more water. Divide remaining portion in half again, and stir 1/2 teaspoon berry puree into one part, and cocoa powder and 3/4 teaspoon water into other. Spread white icing on half of each cookieâ??s flat side and fruit or chocolate icing on other half. Let set 30 minutes before serving.

HALF MOON COOKIES



Half Moon Cookies image

This is another recipe from my late great hero, Mr. Food. I don't care for these cookies either from this recipe or from a bakery, but everyone raves about these cookies when I make them. I usually nuke the frosting for about 15 seconds to make it easier when applying it to the cookies. This is a very common cookie from the Jewish bakeries all over New York's boroughs.

Provided by mandabears

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 22m

Yield 18 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 5

18 1/4 ounces white cake mix
2/3 vegetable oil
2 eggs
16 ounces ready made chocolate frosting
16 ounces ready made vanilla frosting

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Coat 2 cookie sheets with non stick cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, oil, and eggs;mix well.
  • Drop by heaping tablespoonsful 2 inches apart onto the cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 12-14 minutes or until firm to touch.
  • Remove the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
  • Frost 1/2 of flat side of each cooki with vanilla frosting, then with chocolate frosting.
  • Serve or cover loosely until ready to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 336.7, Fat 12.2, SaturatedFat 2.8, Cholesterol 20.7, Sodium 292.7, Carbohydrate 55.7, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 46.3, Protein 2.3

THE "ORIGINAL HALF MOON COOKIES"



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Better than the ones you can get in a bakery just lke the originals in the north end of boston. The key to the recipe is the nutmeg and as weird as it seems the soured milk

Provided by Pumpkie

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 35m

Yield 10 large cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup sour milk (add 1 tblspn of vinegar to milk)
1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

  • Cream together shortening and sugar and then add beaten egg and vanilla.
  • sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg.
  • add alternately mixture of sifted flour ingreidents and the soured milk to the creamed shortening mixture batter should be thick drop by tablespoons (one on top of the other to give it height one unlevel on bottom one level on top) onto cookie trays bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes until lightly brown on bottoms.
  • cool completely and frost one side with pure white frosting and the other with dark chocolate frosting you can make your own or used canned.
  • If the batter comes out soupy or sticky I add additional flour

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