His signature cookie half chocolate icing half white caught on immediately with his customers. Holland farms bakery and deli ships half moon cookies to all 50 u s. Add eggs and vanilla and continue to beat. Sift together flour baking powder and baking soda in a medium bowl and set aside. When people who have moved away from central new york come back to visit they almost always tell us that of all the things they miss from here they miss our half moons most of all.
Half moon cookies are unique to our area they originated right here in utica in the early part of the 20th century. Utica half moons have a base that is like a whoopie pie and come in chocolate or vanilla then they are frosted with chocolate and vanilla frosting to look like a half moon. Preheat oven to 350. As an ode to my hometown i decided to make them at home a chocolatey fudgy cookie serves as the base and is topped with homemade vanilla and chocolate buttercream enjoy. Upstate new york s half moon cookie history.
Upstate new york s half moon cookie history. Half moon cookies are unique to our area they originated right here in utica in the early part of the 20th century. Our famous halfmoon cookies. His signature cookie half chocolate icing half white caught on immediately with his customers.
