Classic Black and White Cookie vs Koulourakia: Traditional Greek Butter Cookies

Both cookies start by creaming butter and sugar, but they head in different directions. The Black and White cookie is made from a milk-loosened batter dropped by the spoonful and baked until the centers just set, giving a soft, cake-like base finished with vanilla glaze on one half of the flat side and chocolate glaze on the other. Koulourakia use a firmer, butter-rich dough with only a splash of milk, rolled into ropes, twisted, brushed with egg wash and baked until golden and firm to the touch. Vanilla flavors both, while optional orange zest can lend the twisted cookies a light citrus note.