Recipe Photo
Recipe Photo
Bookmark and Share

Half Moon Cookies

Yields:2 dozen
Rate this Recipe
Recipe Cooking TimePreparation30 minutes
Cooking30 minutes
Ready In90 minutes
Recipe Photos Be the first to add a photo of this recipe!

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups sugar
1 cup butter softened
4 large eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
2 1/2 cups cake flour
2 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup water boiling--to 1/2 cup
1 ounce chocolate, bittersweet

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Butter 2 baking sheets and set aside.

Make the cookies: In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar butter and mix by machine or hand until fluffy.

Add the eggs, milk, and vanilla and lemon extract and mix until smooth.

In a medium bowl, combine the flours, baking powder, and salt and stir until mixed.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet in batches, stirring well to combine.

Usine a soup spoon, drop spoonfuls of the dough 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.

Bake until the edges begin to brown 20 to 30 mintues.

Allow to cool completely.

Make the frosting: Place the confectioners' sugar in a large bowl.

Gradually add enough of the boiling water to the sugar, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick and spreadable.

Remove half of the frosting to the top half of a double boiler set over simmering water and add the chocolate.

Warm the mixture, stirring, until the chocolate is melted and the frosting is smooth.

Remove from the heat.

With a brush, coat half the flat side of the cookies with chocolate frosting and the other half with white frosting.

These are a puffy cake-like cookies.

Rate this Recipe

Not a member? You can still rate this recipe! This recipe is great This recipe is not good

Review this Recipe

Note: You must be a member to submit a review. Please Sign in or Sign Up.

Rating * ** one star rating** **** *****
Review
ohbonnie

Member Review

*****

Bonnie's Blueberry Muffins

I saw this recipe in "Taste of Home" magazine.They are served at a B&B.This is blueberry season in Ohio.The muffins are easy to make and I think the nutmeg gives them a wonderful taste and smell.