Eggless Checkerboard Cookies are the classic butter cookies that you make when you are on the fence of whether to make vanilla or chocolate cookies. These cookies are easy to make and is fun creating the checkerboard pattern.
WHAT IS A CHECKERBOARD COOKIE?
A checkerboard cookie is a checker-patterned cookie that has alternating squares of vanilla and chocolate cookie dough.
With very few ingredients needed from your pantry, this cookie can be made easily. Making the checker-pattern is absolute fun especially if you are making this cookie with your kid.
These eggless, buttery cookies are perfect tea-time snack or as munching snack for kids.
HOW TO MAKE THESE COOKIES?
One butter cookie dough is all you need to make these cookies. First, a basic butter cookie dough is prepared using all-purpose flour, butter, sugar and vanilla. Half the portion of this dough is then mixed with cocoa powder to get the chocolate flavor.
Two portions of the dough – vanilla and chocolate, are then shaped into two equal sized rectangular slabs and refrigerated for a few minutes. The slabs are then sliced into 9 equal strips each and then placed alternately to get two checker-patterned slabs. These slabs are again refrigerated for a few more minutes, sliced into thin cookies and then baked.
While these cookies are a bit chewy in texture, this Eggless Butter Cookies recipe is crispier. If you love cookies, then you should also try other eggless cookies like Plain Cookies, Osmania Biscuits, Vanilla Stars or Vanilla Custard Biscuits.
Notes:
- It is very important to refrigerate the dough. This firms up the dough and that helps you slice and mold it to make the checkered pattern.
- To get equal sized squares, measure the weight of the dough before you divide into two using a weighing scale. My dough weighed 852gms and I divided it into 2 portions of 452gms. Then I added cocoa powder to one portion.
- Use Dark Cocoa Powder to get that impressive light and dark checkered pattern.
- If you do not like chocolate flavor, you could use any other flavor or use any natural food colors to make two different colored dough. You may use instant coffee powder too.
- Increase the thickness of the cookies if you like and increase the baking time by a few more minutes.
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