Description
Soft, cake-like cookies topped with a glossy half-vanilla, half-chocolate glaze. An authentic NYC bakery style treat made easily at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 2/3 cup (190 g) cake flour
- 3/4 cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (113 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 3 Tablespoons buttermilk
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 1/2 cups (560 g) powdered sugar
- 4 Tablespoons light corn syrup
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract (for icing)
- 4–6 Tablespoons milk
- 4 teaspoons Dutch process cocoa powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream the softened butter and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla extract, beating until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add the flour mixture and buttermilk to the butter mixture in alternating additions, starting and ending with the flour. Mix until just combined.
- Drop 1.5 tablespoon-sized scoops of dough onto the baking sheets, spacing them at least 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are just barely golden and the bottoms are light brown. Allow to cool completely on the baking sheet.
- For the icing, whisk together powdered sugar, corn syrup, vanilla, and 4 tablespoons of milk until smooth and spreadable. Add more milk sparingly if needed.
- Flip the cooled cookies over to frost the flat bottom side. Spread the white icing over the entire surface of each cookie.
- Whisk the cocoa powder into the remaining white icing, adding a teaspoon of milk if it becomes too thick.
- Spread the chocolate icing over half of each cookie. Allow the icing to set completely before storing.
Notes
Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. For a sharper line, use a knife to mark the center before frosting the chocolate side.
- Prep Time: 25 min
- Setting Time: 1 hr
- Cook Time: 12 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 260
- Sugar: 42g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
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