Half Moon Cookie Recipe
Bake delicious Half Moon Cookies at home with this simple guide. Master the soft cake-like texture and iconic black and white icing. Try this recipe today!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.5 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp baking soda
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 0.5 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar for icing
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and baking soda together.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
- Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately.
- Drop batter onto baking sheets and bake for 12 minutes.
- Cool cookies completely on a wire rack.
- Mix icing ingredients and divide into two bowls.
- Add cocoa powder to one bowl for chocolate frosting.
- Frost half of each cookie with vanilla and the other half with chocolate.
Notes
Ensure the cookies are completely cool before icing so the glaze does not melt.