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Preheat the oven to 375F (190C).
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Butter 2 baking sheets and set aside.
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Make the cookies: In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar butter and mix by machine or hand until fluffy.
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Add the eggs, milk, and vanilla and lemon extract and mix until smooth.
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In a medium bowl, combine the flours, baking powder, and salt and stir until mixed.
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Add the dry ingredients to the wet in batches, stirring well to combine.
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Usine a soup spoon, drop spoonfuls of the dough 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
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Bake until the edges begin to brown 20 to 30 mintues.
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Allow to cool completely.
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Make the frosting: Place the confectioners' sugar in a large bowl.
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Gradually add enough of the boiling water to the sugar, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick and spreadable.
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Remove half of the frosting to the top half of a double boiler set over simmering water and add the chocolate.
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Warm the mixture, stirring, until the chocolate is melted and the frosting is smooth.
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Remove from the heat.
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With a brush, coat half the flat side of the cookies with chocolate frosting and the other half with white frosting.
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These are a puffy cake-like cookies.
