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Checkerboard Cookies
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes about 4 dozen
Ingredients
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1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon pure lemon extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons Dutch-process cocoa powder
1 large egg
Cook's Notes
The dough can be made a day or 2 in advance and refrigerated, or frozen for several weeks. Store cookies in an airtight container up to 2 days.
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Checkerboard Cookies
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes about 4 dozen
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Checkerboard Cookies
Checkerboard Cookies
Checkerboard Cookies
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes about 4 dozen
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes about 4 dozen
Yield: Makes about 4 dozen
Makes about 4 dozen
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon pure lemon extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1 large egg
Directions
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until well blended, 1 to 2 minutes. Add vanilla extract, lemon extract, and salt. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour, scraping down sides of bowl.
Turn dough out onto a clean work surface; it will be loose and crumbly. Knead dough by pushing small amounts away from you with the heel of your hand for 1 to 2 minutes. Divide dough in half. Sprinkle cocoa powder over one of the halves. Knead until cocoa has been fully incorporated.
Place each half of the kneaded dough between 2 sheets of plastic. Using a rolling pin, shape dough into two 7-inch squares, about 3/8 inch thick. Using a sharp knife and a ruler, slice each square into nine 3/4-inch-wide strips.
Whisk together the egg and 1 tablespoon water. Cover work surface with plastic wrap. Place 3 strips of dough on plastic, alternating white and chocolate strips. Brush tops and in between the strips with egg wash. Gently press strips together. Repeat, forming second and third layers, alternating colors to create a checkerboard effect. Wrap assembled log in plastic. Repeat process for second log, reversing color pattern. Refrigerate 30 minutes, or freeze 15 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a Silpat baking mat or parchment paper. Slice each log into 1/4-inch-thick slices; place on baking sheet. Bake until done, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove baking sheet from oven, and let cookies cool 2 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Cook's Notes
The dough can be made a day or 2 in advance and refrigerated, or frozen for several weeks. Store cookies in an airtight container up to 2 days.
Cook’s Notes
The dough can be made a day or 2 in advance and refrigerated, or frozen for several weeks. Store cookies in an airtight container up to 2 days.
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205 Ratings
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55
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205 Ratings
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68
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55
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24
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205 Ratings
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4 star values:
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55
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Martha Stewart Member
Rating: 5.0 stars
12/07/2020
These were awesome!
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: 1.0 stars
10/18/2020
It was disgusting I made it before with another receipt it was better than this.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: 1 stars
02/25/2015
They failed. I followed everything right but they failed.
The dough was perfect, but then when I pulled them out of the oven, they were melted.
I just ended up using them as crumbs to sprinkle on top of my brownies once they dried out a little.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: 3 stars
12/25/2014
These are a childhood favorite and I decided to give it a try. Dough came out too dry and brittle. I've seen recipes that include an egg in the mix, so maybe next time. Not quite sweet enough either(maybe I didn't add all the sugar?) Also 3T cocoa seemed too much for half the dough. Maybe I would do 2T. Not as good a mom's : (
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/14/2013
I think the reason there are conflicting opinions about egg vs. no egg is the humidity in your area. I'm in Canada, in winter, and my 'dough' was a dry, crumbly mess. I added the egg and it was better. Still, although beautiful when done, these are NOT worth the effort. Avoid.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
04/24/2013
After reading the comments, I followed chefdelamaison's advice and added the egg into the mixture itself. And I really regretted it!! The dough became much too tacky to shape properly. I think it might've helped with the cocoa half, but it made the other half quite difficult to work with. Other than this, and omitting the lemon essence, I followed the recipe and it came out fantastic. I can't wait to try it again, sans the egg!
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/24/2012
I just made these today. As the recipe states the dough will be crumbly it did take some needing and even when placing the strips I had to still press them together a bit as the dough can fall apart easily. As it also states it looks complicated but it is a super easy recipe and the cookies taste light and crispy and I love the hint of lemon extract. Will use this recipe again and I recommend.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/20/2012
Reading the other reviews, I was dubious about these cookies but tried them anyway. Kids would have great fun helping with the kneading and assembly stages. The dough tasted delicious but the finished product was dry and chalky. I used orange extract instead of lemon, but otherwise followed the recipe exactly--weighed out the ingredients and everything. I'd give these s cookiea 6 out of 10, especially because their flavor doesn't justify the time it takes to make them.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/19/2012
I've no idea why there are so many comments stating the cookies were bland or were not sweet enough. I consulted a Swedish recipe book (we live in Sweden) and it had exact sugar-flour proportions - so I gave it try. Instead of using Lemon and Vanilla extract I used Grand Marneir and orange zet. They turned out great - kids loved them and want me to bake more for Christmas! And they are so neat to look at - my family went "wow...how did you do that?" :)
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/14/2011
I used part of SKY BLUE's TIP: used 2 Cups Flour, 1 extra tsp of Vanilla and added another 1/2 Cup Sugar. I left the Lemon extract in there (because I love LEMON). I put it together, piece of cake. Went together beautifully. Will let you know tomorrow how they taste.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
11/29/2011
Add the egg INTO the recipe and you don't have to glue/paste anything. Dough will be tacky enough to adhere to each other once you have stacked them. Dough does not have to 7" squares. 3/4 strips tend to be the right size for layering. This is an all time favorite in our family ever since the recipe appeared
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
01/27/2011
sorry typo watched
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
01/27/2011
I have never made them, but watcked the video and it looks very time consuming. To much cutting and chilling and more cutting. From these comments it is a definate no on trying these cookies.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
01/02/2011
Not worth the effort. Mine were so tiny - even though I followed the recipe measurements perfectly. I too, found them dry. The end did not justify the means.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/18/2010
I used orange extract in place of the lemon and it tasted pretty good.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/17/2010
I meant to say people, not proletariat!!! Sometimes I love spell check and other times I don't!!!
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/17/2010
For those of you who had "tasteless" cookies... It's not you or the recipe. This is an old European cookie recipe and they traditionally don't use much sugar in baking and many of their sweets aren't really all that sweet. Don't think it's a bad recipe. I make them not for the taste, but so proletariat say "how did you do that??"
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/14/2010
I spent a few hours preparing the logs and froze them overnight. Today I was excited to cut and back these cookies. I wish I read these review before I started the process. They turned out very chalky (too much flour?) and bland (not enough sugar?). The process was fun to try, but too much work for tasteless cookies. I think they need to take this cookie off their holiday cookie list. Or review and improve on the recipe. I'm very disappointed. Such a waste of time. :(
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/13/2010
@kaceylauren - Each strip is 3/8 inch by 3/4 inch so a perfect square can't happen. Roll it to 3/4 inch if you want a square cookie or cut them in 3/8 inch strips.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/11/2010
Horrible, absolutely no flavor. Is something missing from the recipe? Very bland, enjoyed the process, that was new. But for nothing. They became trash.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/09/2010
I'm stunned that someone said they were "easy". These were the biggest waste of time...
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
11/20/2010
This recipe is actually pretty easy to make - the dough is a perfect consistency for working with once it's kneaded, and they look great... but I have to say that they have a very bland, bitter taste. I found that a couple people really liked them, but most were so-so about them due to the lack of sweetness. I would recommend adding the least amount of cocoa powder needed to make the chocolate dough dark and add more sugar and slightly more lemon or vanilla extract to up the flavor...
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
10/15/2009
Would it be alright to substitute shortening for the butter in this recipe? I've made these cookies before using the regular instructions and they've turned out fine, but I don't want to waste ingredients and effort making these if shortening will produce a bad end result. Help, please!
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/16/2008
These were fun to try. I thought the flavor was mild, and my testers had no complaints. We usually stick to quick and easy cookies, so they were quite impressed with the appearance. My mother-in-law liked the use of egg wash, we'll probably try her grandma's recipe using egg wash next time, maybe for spirals. She had always had trouble with the dough staying together.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/15/2008
I have been making these cookies for several years now and they are a favourite with friends and family. This year, the kids helped make them by kneading the dough! It definitely takes more than a couple of minutes of kneading to get the dough to the right consistency - but then it isn't dry at all and very easy to work with.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/10/2008
Kneading the cocoa powder into the dough was so hard to do- I cheated and used my stand-mixer.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/10/2008
I have made them at Christmas for the past three years in a row. YES, they are tedious and time-consuming. The second year, I got the "hang" of it, and the third year they were pretty easy. They do not have a lot of "flavor" to some people because they are not very sweet....but many people I gave them to REALLY loved them and liked that they were not too sickly-sweet and EVERYONE was impressed with the appearance ("how did you do that???").
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/03/2008
I was able to finish these cookies but they were a lot of work! I sort of felt like I was in clay class while assembling them. I also read others saying that the cookies weren't sweet enough so I added some egg wash and sugar on top. I also used just 2T of cocoa, not 3T. So if you're up for a baking challenge then this is your recipe!
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
09/07/2008
I'm sorry to say these were bland, tasteless and dry. The dough did not come together nicely after I added the cocoa powder and was difficult to roll out without tearing or cracking it. I think the concept is pretty, though, so I will probably try this recipe again with my own cookie dough.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/26/2007
I've only been baking for 50 years so maybe I should try harder but this recipe is for the birds. I have never seen such a dry mess. After much mixing and trying to gather it together and measuring, the strips fell apart when I tried to move them. This is the worst mess I've had in a long time. Don't waste your time and ingredients. A recipe from Martha Stewart should not need tweaking to make it turn out.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/26/2007
A show-stopper, but recipe needs tweaking---these changes produced delicious results...not too sweet, but not bitter either. Sugar--1 cup; hold the cocoa--go w/2 oz, melted unsweetned chocolate; 10 tablespoons butter; hold the lemon extract...double up on vanilla ext; use 2 cups of flour
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/21/2007
I made these cookies several years ago. Everyone at work loved the look of them but didn't go back for seconds. They were a little bitter perhap because of the powdered cocoa. I like them alot but also could use a little more sweetness and I usually reduce the sugar in recipes. Anyone have any ideas--a little more sugar or chocolate squares ??
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/21/2007
This recipe is for the birds. I followed the instructions precisely as given; the dough was dry and crumbly, no way in the world could one expect to roll out this dough - it kept cracking and crumbling. I gave up and just pressed the two dough flavors into separate pans and baked them as one would shortbread. (300 degrees F. for 25 min.) At least it wasn't a total waste, but these are not very sweet. Bleah. What a waste of time, effort and ingredients.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/20/2007
This was definitley a challenging cookie to make, but they turned out beautifully! I gave them in a box crafted from one of Martha's Craft kits sold at Michaels. The price was high on the kit, $30, but if you use a 40% off Michaels coupon from your Sunday paper, it was a great deal. Everyone thought the cookies were professional. Note: the cookies were a bit more rectangular, not square as pictured, but still looked great. The strips of dough maybe should have been thicker than 3/8 inch.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/18/2007
I made these cookies to include in the cookie plates our church distribues to shut-in seniors. I'm a perfectionist so I had great fun making them and my quilting ruler was perfect for precise measuring of the strips of dough. They make a beautiful presentation!!!
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/16/2007
Lovely cookies. A favorite with my family. Grandchildren love the checker look.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/16/2007
I'm not sure what happened here (maybe some of you can help me out), but for me these cookies LOOKED really great, but ug--the taste was horrible. They tasted like they weren't sweet enough and they also seemed a little dry. What happened here? Also the cookies turned out long and skinny, not a 3x3 square cookie like I was expecting. Hmmmmmm....I'm perplexed.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/14/2007
I can vouch for these...made these last year and just made 9 dz for a cookie exchange -
- EVERYONE I know loves these cookies (and that IS hard to come by!)
- try sliceing a little thinner, I get about 6 dz / batch
- They keep exceeding well
If you try one new recipe this year - this is the one!
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/13/2007
Great tasting soft cookies. Alot of work but worth the effort.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
11/28/2007
Labour intensive but worth the effort.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: 5.0 stars
12/07/2020
These were awesome!
Rating: 5.0 stars
Rating: 1.0 stars
10/18/2020
It was disgusting I made it before with another receipt it was better than this.
Rating: 1.0 stars
Rating: 1 stars
02/25/2015
They failed. I followed everything right but they failed.
The dough was perfect, but then when I pulled them out of the oven, they were melted.
I just ended up using them as crumbs to sprinkle on top of my brownies once they dried out a little.
Rating: 1 stars
Rating: 3 stars
12/25/2014
These are a childhood favorite and I decided to give it a try. Dough came out too dry and brittle. I've seen recipes that include an egg in the mix, so maybe next time. Not quite sweet enough either(maybe I didn't add all the sugar?) Also 3T cocoa seemed too much for half the dough. Maybe I would do 2T. Not as good a mom's : (
Rating: 3 stars
Rating: Unrated
12/14/2013
I think the reason there are conflicting opinions about egg vs. no egg is the humidity in your area. I'm in Canada, in winter, and my 'dough' was a dry, crumbly mess. I added the egg and it was better. Still, although beautiful when done, these are NOT worth the effort. Avoid.
Rating: Unrated
Rating: Unrated
04/24/2013
After reading the comments, I followed chefdelamaison's advice and added the egg into the mixture itself. And I really regretted it!! The dough became much too tacky to shape properly. I think it might've helped with the cocoa half, but it made the other half quite difficult to work with. Other than this, and omitting the lemon essence, I followed the recipe and it came out fantastic. I can't wait to try it again, sans the egg!
Rating: Unrated
12/24/2012
I just made these today. As the recipe states the dough will be crumbly it did take some needing and even when placing the strips I had to still press them together a bit as the dough can fall apart easily. As it also states it looks complicated but it is a super easy recipe and the cookies taste light and crispy and I love the hint of lemon extract. Will use this recipe again and I recommend.
Rating: Unrated
12/20/2012
Reading the other reviews, I was dubious about these cookies but tried them anyway. Kids would have great fun helping with the kneading and assembly stages. The dough tasted delicious but the finished product was dry and chalky. I used orange extract instead of lemon, but otherwise followed the recipe exactly--weighed out the ingredients and everything. I'd give these s cookiea 6 out of 10, especially because their flavor doesn't justify the time it takes to make them.
Rating: Unrated
12/19/2012
I've no idea why there are so many comments stating the cookies were bland or were not sweet enough. I consulted a Swedish recipe book (we live in Sweden) and it had exact sugar-flour proportions - so I gave it try. Instead of using Lemon and Vanilla extract I used Grand Marneir and orange zet. They turned out great - kids loved them and want me to bake more for Christmas! And they are so neat to look at - my family went "wow...how did you do that?" :)
Rating: Unrated
12/14/2011
I used part of SKY BLUE's TIP: used 2 Cups Flour, 1 extra tsp of Vanilla and added another 1/2 Cup Sugar. I left the Lemon extract in there (because I love LEMON). I put it together, piece of cake. Went together beautifully. Will let you know tomorrow how they taste.
Rating: Unrated
11/29/2011
Add the egg INTO the recipe and you don't have to glue/paste anything. Dough will be tacky enough to adhere to each other once you have stacked them. Dough does not have to 7" squares. 3/4 strips tend to be the right size for layering. This is an all time favorite in our family ever since the recipe appeared
Rating: Unrated
01/27/2011
sorry typo watched
I have never made them, but watcked the video and it looks very time consuming. To much cutting and chilling and more cutting. From these comments it is a definate no on trying these cookies.
Rating: Unrated
01/02/2011
Not worth the effort. Mine were so tiny - even though I followed the recipe measurements perfectly. I too, found them dry. The end did not justify the means.
Rating: Unrated
12/18/2010
I used orange extract in place of the lemon and it tasted pretty good.
Rating: Unrated
12/17/2010
I meant to say people, not proletariat!!! Sometimes I love spell check and other times I don't!!!
For those of you who had "tasteless" cookies... It's not you or the recipe. This is an old European cookie recipe and they traditionally don't use much sugar in baking and many of their sweets aren't really all that sweet. Don't think it's a bad recipe. I make them not for the taste, but so proletariat say "how did you do that??"
Rating: Unrated
12/14/2010
I spent a few hours preparing the logs and froze them overnight. Today I was excited to cut and back these cookies. I wish I read these review before I started the process. They turned out very chalky (too much flour?) and bland (not enough sugar?). The process was fun to try, but too much work for tasteless cookies. I think they need to take this cookie off their holiday cookie list. Or review and improve on the recipe. I'm very disappointed. Such a waste of time. :(
Rating: Unrated
12/13/2010
@kaceylauren - Each strip is 3/8 inch by 3/4 inch so a perfect square can't happen. Roll it to 3/4 inch if you want a square cookie or cut them in 3/8 inch strips.
Rating: Unrated
12/11/2010
Horrible, absolutely no flavor. Is something missing from the recipe? Very bland, enjoyed the process, that was new. But for nothing. They became trash.
Rating: Unrated
12/09/2010
I'm stunned that someone said they were "easy". These were the biggest waste of time...
Rating: Unrated
11/20/2010
This recipe is actually pretty easy to make - the dough is a perfect consistency for working with once it's kneaded, and they look great... but I have to say that they have a very bland, bitter taste. I found that a couple people really liked them, but most were so-so about them due to the lack of sweetness. I would recommend adding the least amount of cocoa powder needed to make the chocolate dough dark and add more sugar and slightly more lemon or vanilla extract to up the flavor...
Rating: Unrated
10/15/2009
Would it be alright to substitute shortening for the butter in this recipe? I've made these cookies before using the regular instructions and they've turned out fine, but I don't want to waste ingredients and effort making these if shortening will produce a bad end result. Help, please!
Rating: Unrated
12/16/2008
These were fun to try. I thought the flavor was mild, and my testers had no complaints. We usually stick to quick and easy cookies, so they were quite impressed with the appearance. My mother-in-law liked the use of egg wash, we'll probably try her grandma's recipe using egg wash next time, maybe for spirals. She had always had trouble with the dough staying together.
Rating: Unrated
12/15/2008
I have been making these cookies for several years now and they are a favourite with friends and family. This year, the kids helped make them by kneading the dough! It definitely takes more than a couple of minutes of kneading to get the dough to the right consistency - but then it isn't dry at all and very easy to work with.
Rating: Unrated
12/10/2008
Kneading the cocoa powder into the dough was so hard to do- I cheated and used my stand-mixer.
I have made them at Christmas for the past three years in a row. YES, they are tedious and time-consuming. The second year, I got the "hang" of it, and the third year they were pretty easy. They do not have a lot of "flavor" to some people because they are not very sweet....but many people I gave them to REALLY loved them and liked that they were not too sickly-sweet and EVERYONE was impressed with the appearance ("how did you do that???").
Rating: Unrated
12/03/2008
I was able to finish these cookies but they were a lot of work! I sort of felt like I was in clay class while assembling them. I also read others saying that the cookies weren't sweet enough so I added some egg wash and sugar on top. I also used just 2T of cocoa, not 3T. So if you're up for a baking challenge then this is your recipe!
Rating: Unrated
09/07/2008
I'm sorry to say these were bland, tasteless and dry. The dough did not come together nicely after I added the cocoa powder and was difficult to roll out without tearing or cracking it. I think the concept is pretty, though, so I will probably try this recipe again with my own cookie dough.
Rating: Unrated
12/26/2007
I've only been baking for 50 years so maybe I should try harder but this recipe is for the birds. I have never seen such a dry mess. After much mixing and trying to gather it together and measuring, the strips fell apart when I tried to move them. This is the worst mess I've had in a long time. Don't waste your time and ingredients. A recipe from Martha Stewart should not need tweaking to make it turn out.
A show-stopper, but recipe needs tweaking---these changes produced delicious results...not too sweet, but not bitter either. Sugar--1 cup; hold the cocoa--go w/2 oz, melted unsweetned chocolate; 10 tablespoons butter; hold the lemon extract...double up on vanilla ext; use 2 cups of flour
Rating: Unrated
12/21/2007
I made these cookies several years ago. Everyone at work loved the look of them but didn't go back for seconds. They were a little bitter perhap because of the powdered cocoa. I like them alot but also could use a little more sweetness and I usually reduce the sugar in recipes. Anyone have any ideas--a little more sugar or chocolate squares ??
This recipe is for the birds. I followed the instructions precisely as given; the dough was dry and crumbly, no way in the world could one expect to roll out this dough - it kept cracking and crumbling. I gave up and just pressed the two dough flavors into separate pans and baked them as one would shortbread. (300 degrees F. for 25 min.) At least it wasn't a total waste, but these are not very sweet. Bleah. What a waste of time, effort and ingredients.
Rating: Unrated
12/20/2007
This was definitley a challenging cookie to make, but they turned out beautifully! I gave them in a box crafted from one of Martha's Craft kits sold at Michaels. The price was high on the kit, $30, but if you use a 40% off Michaels coupon from your Sunday paper, it was a great deal. Everyone thought the cookies were professional. Note: the cookies were a bit more rectangular, not square as pictured, but still looked great. The strips of dough maybe should have been thicker than 3/8 inch.
Rating: Unrated
12/18/2007
I made these cookies to include in the cookie plates our church distribues to shut-in seniors. I'm a perfectionist so I had great fun making them and my quilting ruler was perfect for precise measuring of the strips of dough. They make a beautiful presentation!!!
Rating: Unrated
12/16/2007
Lovely cookies. A favorite with my family. Grandchildren love the checker look.
I'm not sure what happened here (maybe some of you can help me out), but for me these cookies LOOKED really great, but ug--the taste was horrible. They tasted like they weren't sweet enough and they also seemed a little dry. What happened here? Also the cookies turned out long and skinny, not a 3x3 square cookie like I was expecting. Hmmmmmm....I'm perplexed.
Rating: Unrated
12/14/2007
I can vouch for these...made these last year and just made 9 dz for a cookie exchange -
- EVERYONE I know loves these cookies (and that IS hard to come by!)
- try sliceing a little thinner, I get about 6 dz / batch
- They keep exceeding well
If you try one new recipe this year - this is the one!
Rating: Unrated
12/13/2007
Great tasting soft cookies. Alot of work but worth the effort.
Rating: Unrated
11/28/2007
Labour intensive but worth the effort.
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