First, prepare the dough
Form a rectangle with each piece of dough on separate sheets of paper wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until firm.
Cut the dough into equal stripes
Form a checkerboard square based prism of dough
Slice the checkerboard prism of dough
Bake in 350ยฐF preheated oven for 10 minutes.
๐บ๐ธ Soft Checkerboard Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp milk
Instructions
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In a bowl, sift the flour and salt. Mix and set aside.
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In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter, powdered sugar and vanilla.
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Add egg yolks and whisk more.
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Add the flour and salt then mix just to combine. The dough is a little sticky and very soft.
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Divide the dough in half. Put the first half in another bowl.
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Melt chocolate chips mixed with milk in a microwave for very few seconds.
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Add cocoa powder to the chocolate.
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Put the chocolate mixture in half of the dough that was left in the bowl of a stand mixer.
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Mix the chocolate mixture to the dough until well combined ( whisk for few seconds).
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Lay 2 sheets of plastic wrap on the counter.
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Dump the white dough in one sheet and the chocolate dough in the other (using a spoon).
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Form a rectangle shape with each dough (same size for both).
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Cover the rectangle of dough formed with plastic wrap.
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Stack them together and place in a tray or a large plate.
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Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until firm. You can place them in the freezer to speed up the process.
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Cut each rectangle of dough into equal stripes.
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Start forming the checkerboard prism of dough.
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Take a white strip and place a chocolate strip next to it. Just wet the contact surface between the stripes with water, using your fingers.
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Place another white strip next to the chocolate one (as shown in the picture above).
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Place a chocolate strip on top of the white one, then alternate between white and chocolate stripes ( please check the picture above). You will form a square based prism with the stripes of dough.
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Cover the square based prism of dough with plastic wrap.
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Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. You can freeze it for less time.
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Use a dough cutter to slice the checkerboard prism of dough into pieces (checkerboard cookies).
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Place on a baking sheet.
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Bake in 350ยฐF preheated oven for 10 minutes.
Recipe Notes
- Total time in this recipe didnโt include the chilling time of the dough.
- You can use a ruler to measure the rectangles and the stripes.
- I formed 4 small rectangles with the dough as I find it easier to work with small rectangles.