Recipes and Cooking Berger of Baltimore Cookies Be the first to rate & review! These cookies are the perfect balance of light golden cookie topped with a dense chocolate concoction that is a cross between icing and fudge¿the yin and yang of cookiedom inspired by the original from Charm City. By Juliana Hale Juliana Hale Juliana Hale is a senior culinary specialist in the Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen with 20 years of experience in recipe testing and development. She works closely with AllRecipes, Forks Over Knives, Midwest Living, and Traditional Home overseeing testing in the test kitchen for those titles. Juli is an expert in all fields of cooking, but is particularly geeky about mixology and has taught her class, Fun with Sours, to internal staff and the AllRecipes Allstars. She holds an associate's degree in culinary arts and a bachelor's degree in food and beverage service management from the New England Culinary Institute. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on December 6, 2021 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Jason Donnelly Prep Time: 30 mins Bake Time: 9 mins Total Time: 39 mins Servings: 54 Yield: 54 cookies Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 4 cup cake flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter, softened 1 ½ cup sugar 2 egg whites ¼ cup half-and-half or whole milk 1 tablespoon vanilla 1 recipe Fudge Frosting Directions Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. In a medium bowl combine cake flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl beat butter with a mixer on medium 30 seconds. Add sugar. Beat about 3 minutes or until light and fluffy, scraping bowl as needed. Beat in egg whites, half-and-half, and vanilla. Add flour mixture one-third at a time, beating until combined, Drop dough by tablespoons 3 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets. Press to flatten to 1/2 inch thick. Bake 9 to 10 minutes until edges are lightly browned. Remove; cool on wire racks. Dip bottoms of cooled cookies in warm Fudge Frosting. Spread any remaining frosting on the cookies; let stand frosted sides up until set. Fudge Frosting In a medium saucepan combine one 12-oz. pkg. semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups), 3/4 cup heavy cream, and 2 Tbsp. light-color corn syrup. Bring to boiling over medium, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Whisk in 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla, and a pinch salt until smooth. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 149 Calories 7g Fat 22g Carbs 1g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 54 Calories 149 % Daily Value * Total Fat 7g 9% Saturated Fat 4g 20% Cholesterol 13mg 4% Sodium 105mg 5% Total Carbohydrate 22g 8% Total Sugars 13g Protein 1g Calcium 23mg 2% Iron 1mg 6% Potassium 42mg 1% Folate, total 20mcg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.