Recipe: Half Moon Cookies (Black & White)

Recipe: 7 Black and White Cookies (Half Moon
Cookies)
Posted By: Joe Ames
Date: June 19th 1997
In Reply to: ISO: Black and White Cookies/Half Moon Cookies
Board: TKL Cooking Club

Hope these help.

Joe

HALF MOON COOKIES
1 c. sour cream
1 1/2 c. sugar
3/4 c. shortening
2 eggs
3 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
Chocolate & vanilla icing
Flaked coconut (optional)
Cream sugar and shortening; add eggs and beat well.
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add baking
soda to 1 cup sour cream. Add sour cream mixture,
alternately with flour mixture to the sugar mixture. Beat
in vanilla. Drop by tablespoonful onto greased cookie
sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. When
cooled, ice 1/2 cookie with vanilla icing and 1/2 with
the chocolate icing. Top the vanilla half with coconut
right after icing. Cookies are also good plain.

HALF MOON COOKIES
1 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
3 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. sour milk
Cream together shortening, sugar and eggs. Add
remaining ingredients and mix well. Drop a large
tablespoonful of batter onto an ungreased cookie
sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Cool.
Frost half of cookie with chocolate frosting and the
other half with white frosting.

HALF-MOON COOKIES (OR "BLACK AND WHITES")
3/4 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. sour milk
White and chocolate icing
Beat shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla until fluffy. Sift
together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and
salt and then add to shortening mixture alternately with
1 cup sour milk (1 tablespoon vinegar and add milk to
measure 1 cup; let stand 5 minutes). Drop by large
tablespoons onto greased cookie sheet or sheet lined
with foil. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for
about 12 minutes. When cool, frost half of cookie with
white icing and half with chocolate icing. Makes 24
large cookies.

HALF MOON COOKIES
FILLING:
Cream in mixing bowl: 1 c. Spry Add: 1 c. canned milk
1 yeast, dissolved in 1/4 c. warm water Add: 3 eggs 1
tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. salt Blend all ingredients thoroughly.
Roll into small balls. Place in refrigerator overnight.
Blend together: 1/4 lb. butter, melted 16 tbsp. sugar
Roll small balls of dough 1/8-inch thick. Spread filling
over surface of dough and roll it up. When you have
rolled it from one end to the other, shape in a half
moon. Place on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for
20 minutes or until golden brown.

CHOCOLATE HALF MOON COOKIES
1/2 c. soft margarine
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. milk
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. cocoa
WHITE FROSTING:CHOCOLATE FROSTING:
Mix all ingredients together in order given. Beat until
smooth. Drop by round tablespoonfuls onto greased
cookie sheet. Allow space to spread. Bake at 400
degrees for about 7 minutes. Cool and frost half the flat
side of each cookie with vanilla icing and half with
chocolate icing. Yield: 2 dozen. Combine 2
tablespoons margarine, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 2
cups powdered sugar. Add milk and moisten. Same
ingredients but add 2 tablespoons cocoa.

HALF MOON COOKIES
3/4 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. sour milk (add 2 tbsp. vinegar to fresh)
Beat shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla until fluffy.
Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and
sour milk. Mix until mixed but NOT smooth. Drop by
teaspoonful onto greased (foil-lined) cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. Frost 1/2
white, 1/2 chocolate.

HALF-MOON SOUR CREAM COOKIES
1 c. sour cream
1 1/2 c. sugar
3/4 c. shortening
Few drops yellow food coloring
2 eggs
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
3 c. sifted flour
2 tbsp. soft butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Dash of salt
1 box confectioners' sugar
Milk
2 tbsp. cocoa
Cream together sour cream, sugar, shortening and
food coloring. Beat eggs and add to above. Add baking
powder, baking soda, 1 tsp. vanilla, salt, flour. Drop by
tablespoons onto greased cookie sheet. You can
spread batter out on cookie sheet so the cookie will be
flatter. Bake at 275 degrees for 12-15 minutes. To
make frosting cream together 2 tbsp. soft butter,
vanilla, dash of salt, confectioners' sugar. Add enough
milk to make frosting spreadable. Divide into two
bowls. To one bowl add cocoa. Frost one half cookie
chocolate, the other half white. Makes 40-50 cookies.