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katjenpiz Oct 26, 2008 09:38 AM

Black and White Cookie

I can't find a decent one anymore. It is supposed to be a cakey cookie not cake, it is supposed to have vanilla and chocolate glaze, not frosting. I would love it if someone could give me ideas in the Bronx, or Midtown, but any suggestions will be considered

  1. iluvcookies Sep 18, 2009 05:55 AM

    Junior's in Grand Central is my current favorite.

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      davr73 Sep 9, 2009 06:04 PM

      Just had a great one from Amish Market on the corner of Park Place and West Broadway.

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        davr73 Aug 22, 2009 06:46 AM

        The best I ever had was at College Bakery on Court Street in Brooklyn. Alas, they've been closed several years.

        I had one about as good from a vendor at the Greenmarket in Zuccotti Park in the Financial Distirct. But I'm rarely in the area when the greenmarket is on and the last couple of times that I was, I couldn't find the vendor.

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          Solstice444 Jan 4, 2009 01:19 PM

          Part of what you described is a half moon cookie, which is generally found in upstate NY. I had an argument with someone once about whether they should be called B&Ws or half moons and then I finally saw a half moon and realized the two are different. B&Ws are cakey (white/vanilla) cookies and glazed as you said, and then half moons are more cake-like and can have either a white or chocolate cake base, and frosting. I hope you haven't found too many half moon types in the NYC area...hopefully that type isn't infiltrating down here too much!

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            gudeatz Nov 11, 2008 11:48 AM

            Entenmann's...Just finished one

            1. PlomeekSoup Oct 27, 2008 09:57 AM

              Moishe's (115 2nd Avenue) has never let me down, and if you're in Queens, Parisi Bros. in Astoria makes a great B&W cookie.

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                katjenpiz Oct 27, 2008 07:17 PM

                Thanks, I get to Astoria pretty often, but haven't tried any bakeries. I used to be able to get good B&W in most bakeries, but not anymore. I can't stand to see them wrapped in plastic wrap in a bakery. Makes me think the whole lot of their products are not baked often.

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                  chocolatebirthdaycake Nov 5, 2008 04:53 AM

                  Moishe's and Xaro's at grand central, their stuff is always FRESH!

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                addictedtolunch Oct 27, 2008 05:05 AM

                Several threads on this. My list order (1) Wm. Greenberg's; (2) Pick-a-bagel; (3) Zabar's (used to be dead last but has improved); (4) Hot and Crusty (when fresh). Moishe's? For a nostalgia trip but insufficient turnover to keep them fresh.

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                  Striver Sep 18, 2009 07:55 AM

                  Ditto on Greenberg's.

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