CHECKER BOARD COOKIES

Hi friends, after strawberry nutella thumbprint cookies, I tried Checker board and pinwheel cookies for HBC, now I posting checker board cookies, later will post the pinwheel and sandwich cookies…

I really love to experiment the cookies and am happy that taste was too good and somehow the texture and shape were good to see…

I baked the checker board and pinwheel cookies at same time, that I divided the whole dough and prepare the two cookies…

Category	Baked Goodies - Cookies
Regional	Universal
Preparation Time	5 Minutes
Baking Time	12-15 Minutes
Yield	12 - 1 Tbsp measurement

Source – The heritage cook

INGREDIENTS

All-purpose flour – ¾ Cup

Baking powder – ¼ Tsp

Salt – 1/8 Tsp

Unsalted softened butter – ¼ Cup

Granulated sugar – 6 Tbsp

Vanilla extract – 1/2 Tsp

Unsweetened cocoa powder – 2 Tbsp 

METHOD

Vanilla Dough

• Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
•  In a mixing bowl beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla extract and beat again until blended.
•  Add the flour mixture slowly, beating just until combined.
• Remove half the dough and set aside.

Chocolate Dough

• Add  coco powder with other half dough and knead it well.
• Make disc the doughs and cover it with plastic cling film and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven 350 F/ 180 C.

Making checkerboard shape

• Divide the vanilla and chocolate doughs each into 2 pieces. Roll each piece into a 6 inch log, and then press each log into a 1 ½ inch thick square shape. Quarter the squared off logs lengthwise with a knife.
•   Layer 2 strips of vanilla and 2 strips of chocolate dough into a checker board pattern and squeeze together gently to adhere.
• Wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• Slice each log into ¼ inch thick cookies.

Baking

• Bake it for 9-12 minutes. Cool it on wire rack.
• Ready to eat!!!

NOTE

• You can use any food colors instead of vanilla or both.
• The original recipe asked to add melted semi-sweet chocolate but I din’t have at my pantry at the time, so I added 2 Tbsp of coco-powder.
• Refrigeration is must, please don’t avoid this one. 

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