Vanilla and Chocolate Checkerboard Cookies. Checkerboard Cookies are buttery, whimsical butter cookies that are perfect for when you can't decide if you want a chocolate or vanilla cookie. Make two different flavours of dough for these impressive checkerboard cookies. It takes a bit of work to put them together but we think it's well worth the effort. These fun checkerboard cookies are easier to make than they look! Vanilla and chocolate sable doughs are combined for this holiday cookie.
I love the checkers so much that I had to break out the chess pieces for the photo.
The dark checkering here is a chocolate espresso dough, and the light is.
These egg free vanilla and chocolate flavored Checkerboard Cookies are light and buttery.
You can cook Vanilla and Chocolate Checkerboard Cookies using 11 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Vanilla and Chocolate Checkerboard Cookies
- It's of Ingredients.
- It's of Vanilla Dough.
- You need 1 stick of unsalted butter (softened) (½ cup/113g).
- You need 1/3 cup of sugar (75g).
- Prepare 2 tsp of vanilla extract.
- Prepare 1 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour (190g).
- Prepare of Chocolate Dough.
- You need 1 stick of unsalted butter (softened) (½ cup/113g).
- Prepare 1/3 cup of sugar (75g).
- You need 2 tbsp of cocoa powder.
- You need 1 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour (190g).
They are perfect for tea time or special occasions. Eggless Checkerboard Cookies with goodness of vanilla and chocolate. So, like I mentioned above you have two cookie dough - vanilla and chocolate. Try these beautiful Checkerboard Cookies that give you a chocolate and vanilla cookie in one.
Vanilla and Chocolate Checkerboard Cookies instructions
- For vanilla dough, cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl until well blended, about 2 minutes. Beat in vanilla extract. Gradually mix in flour on low speed..
- Knead dough to bring it together. Turn dough onto a clean working surface. Shape into a rectangle. Wrap with plastic and chill for about 30 minutes..
- For chocolate dough, cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl until well blended, about 2 minutes. Beat in cocoa powder. Gradually mix in flour on low speed..
- Knead dough to bring it together. Turn dough onto a clean working surface. Shape into a rectangle. Wrap with plastic and chill for about 30 minutes..
- Prepare 4 sheets of parchment or wax paper. Draw a 7-inch x 7-inch square in the middle of 2 of the 4 sheets of parchment or wax paper. When both types of dough are chilled, remove from refrigerator. Place a sheet of the parchment paper with the drawn side of the 7-in x 7-in square facing down on your work surface. Unwrap dough and place in the middle of the 7-in x 7-inch square. Then place another sheet of parchment paper (not drawn) on the top of dough..
- Roll out dough to the outline of the 7-in x 7-in square. Use a knife or spatula to push dough into the square so as to minimize wastage. Trim dough if necessary. Remove the top parchment paper and cut dough into three slabs of equal width.
- Do the same for the other flavor of dough..
- Place three slabs of dough, alternating vanilla and chocolate dough one on top of the other. Gently press the slabs together. Cut each slab lengthwise into 3 strips of equal width. Rearrange the strips of dough to create 2 slabs forming 9 small rectangles cross-wise..
- Wrap each slab with plastic and refrigerate for another 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Remove dough from refrigerator. Unwrap the dough and slice each log into ¼ inch thick slices cross-wise..
- Place onto non-stick baking sheet and bake for about 12 minutes per batch..
- Remove and let cookies cool for 5 minutes before transferring onto a wire rack to cool completely..
These cookies are not only fun to look at, but they taste really good as well. Taste buttery and melt in mouth. But the combination of chocolate and Now take a vanilla rectangle, brush with little water, place chocolate rectangle on top and brush again with water, place vanilla rectangle over it, brush. Vanilla and chocolate checkerboard cookies are so festive for the holidays! This version is gluten free and vegan, so all can enjoy them!