Black and white cake cookies

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DHalaby73
DHalaby73 Posts: 980 Member
I love these too but know their bad for you in the bakery..so here's a recipe I got from Cooking Light..

Yield: 2 dozen cookies (serving size: 1 cookie)

Ingredients
Cookies:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup applesauce
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large egg whites

Frosting:
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, divided
3 tablespoons 2% reduced-fat milk, divided(can use 1% or skim milk )
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
Preparation
Preheat oven to 375°.

To prepare cookies, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt, stirring with a whisk.

Place applesauce in a fine sieve; let stand 15 minutes.

Combine drained applesauce, granulated sugar, and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed 2 minutes or until well blended. Beat in vanilla and egg whites. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed until blended.

Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes or until set (not browned). Cool on pans 2 minutes or until firm. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.

To prepare frosting, combine 3/4 cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon milk, and almond extract in a bowl, stirring well with a whisk until smooth. Working with 1 cookie at a time, hold cookie over bowl and spread about 1 teaspoon white frosting over half of cookie (scrape excess frosting from edges). Let stand 10 minutes or until frosting is set.

Combine 3/4 cup powdered sugar and cocoa in a bowl. Gradually add 2 tablespoons milk, stirring with a whisk until smooth. Working with 1 cookie at a time, hold cookie over bowl and spread about 1 teaspoon chocolate frosting over other half of cookie (scrape excess frosting from edges). Let stand 10 minutes or until frosting is set.

Nutritional Information
Calories:
106 (17% from fat)
Fat:
2g (sat 1.2g,mono 0.6g,poly 0.1g)
Protein:
1.3g
Carbohydrate:
21.4g
Fiber:
0.4g
Cholesterol:
5mg
Iron:
0.4mg
Sodium:
100mg
Calcium:
14mg

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  • bikinikillaer
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    Mmm sounds awesome! I may make some red and white varieties and give 'em to my parents for the holidays.
    Hooray for solutions for gifts when you're broke! :)

    Thanks for the recipe!
  • DHalaby73
    DHalaby73 Posts: 980 Member
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    your welcome