Best Checkerboard Cookies Quick & Easy Recipe

🏆 Best Checkerboard Cookies Recipe

Made with Vanilla & Chocolate Sweet Paste – Easy & Perfect Every Time

📋 Ingredients

NOTE:- extra chocolate sweet paste dough for covering

🍪 What is Sweet Paste Dough?

Sweet paste dough (also called pâte sucrée) is a soft, buttery dough perfect for cookies and tart shells. It holds its shape well and gives a crisp bite with a rich vanilla or chocolate flavor. For this recipe, we use two slabs — one vanilla and one chocolate — each rolled to 5mm thickness.

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link for chocolate sweet paste :- https://avnisingla.de/%f0%9d%98%be%f0%9d%99%83%f0%9d%99%8a%f0%9d%98%be%f0%9d%99%8a%f0%9d%99%87%f0%9d%98%bc%f0%9d%99%8f%f0%9d%99%80-%f0%9d%99%8e%f0%9d%99%92%f0%9d%99%80%f0%9d%99%80%f0%9d%99%8f-%f0%9d%99%8b%f0%9d%98%bc/

👩‍🍳 Method – How to Make Checkerboard Cookies

1. Roll & Flatten Doughs
   Roll both the vanilla and chocolate sweet paste doughs into two separate rectangles, about 5mm thick each.
2. Cut Strips
   Use a sharp knife or dough cutter to slice each slab into even strips about 1 cm wide.
3. Assemble Checkerboard Pattern
   • On a flat surface, alternate the strips: one chocolate, one vanilla, one chocolate — like building blocks.
   • Then place a second layer on top, reversing the order: vanilla over chocolate, chocolate over vanilla.
   • Press gently to hold the strips together.
4. Wrap and Chill
   Wrap the assembled dough block in cling wrap and refrigerate for 15–20 minutes. This helps the dough firm up for clean cutting.
5. Slice into Cookies
   Cut the chilled dough block into 5mm thick cookie slices to reveal the checkerboard pattern.
6. Bake
   Place cookies on a lined tray and bake at 170°C (340°F) for 10–12 minutes, or until the edges are just golden.
7. Cool and Serve
   Let the cookies cool completely before serving. Enjoy your crisp, buttery checkerboard cookies!

💡 Tips for Perfect Cookies

• Use chilled dough to get sharp, clean edges.
• Always roll to an even thickness to keep the checkerboard neat.
• You can dust them with icing sugar or dip half in melted chocolate for extra flair!