My contribution to the Hurricane Irene Facebook Cooking Throwdown

Two weeks ago, the weather channel scared the daylights out of us and made it sounds like Hurricane Irene was going to be a crisis. We Marylanders were stuck at home for what basically amounted to heavy rains and high winds. However, it became a fun event I have since dubbed the Hurricane Irene Facebook Kitchen Throwdown. A lot of us took advantage of being stuck at home to create. One of my friends made a pineapple upside cake. Another did chicken marsala. Cookies, brownies and cupcakes oh my.

Via Facebook, we kept a running commentary and posted pictures of our creations. I decided to go labor intensive and retro and created Black and White cookies, a delicious treat usually found in New York style delis.

These are buttery, cakey and go GREAT with milk. The dough is hard to handle as is the frosting and they need to set for at least an hour before you  enjoy them but one bite makes it worth every minute.

The best part of this was the day after when I wrapped these treats up and went around handing them out. Thank you to everyone who tasted and loved this creation. Your feedback means a lot to me.

Four black and white cookies (they're HUGE)

Half dozen black and whites setting at room temperature