The Checkerboard Cookies

Checkerboard Cookies ! Adapted from Youtube. Try it out and this is my 1st attempt. Taste is very yummy and rich in flavour.













Here's the recipe,

Ingredients:-
260 gm flour
150 gm butter
110 sugar
1 tsp salt
1 egg yolk
vanilla essence

1 big tbsp cocoa powder

Method for Dough A :-
1) Beat up butter and sugar till light n fluffy. Add egg beat and vanilla essence.
2) Sieve flour n salt into it knead into a dough. Wrap with cling film and put in the fridge for 1 hour.

Method for Dough B :-
1) All the same from (1) to (2)2) Sieve the flour, cocoa powder and salt into the mixture, knead into a dough.
3) Wrap up and put in the fridge for 1 hour also.

Rolling and stripping method :-
1) After 1 hour, take out from the fridge, roll out to 1/4 " thick.
2) Do the same thing to Dough B.
3) Using ruler, cut out even strips,arrange on a plastic, plain, cocoa,plain. Egg wash every join.
4) Repeat till all strips pile up.
5) Wrap up the whole bar, put in the fridge again for 1 hour again till harden.
6) After 1 hour, take out and cut about 2/3 cm thick slices.
7) Arrange on greased tray and bake for 11-15 mins till slightly brown.
8) Cool and store in air tight container.

*** Happy baking with Joy & Love!!***