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COLORFUL CHECKERBOARD COOKIES

5 from 1 vote
Author: Lindsay Nathanson

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg yolk
  • Pink, purple and green food coloring
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Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare a baking sheet with parchment.
  • In a food processor, combine flour, sugar and salt.
  • Add butter pieces and pulse until dough resembles small crumbles.
  • Add the vanilla extract and egg yolk. Pulse until the dough comes together.
  • Transfer dough to a lightly floured service. Shape dough into a round and divide it into four even portions.
  • Put a small amount of food coloring in the center of one section. Knead the dough until the color is evenly distributed.
  • Using your hands, work each section of dough into a long rectangle. Place in the fridge for 20 minutes.
  • Using a knife and a ruler trim the edges to be 1" high, 1" wide, and 9" long.
  • Place the dough back in the fridge for another 20 minutes.
  • Press press the strips together to form one large block.
  • Using a knife, cut dough into 1/4" slices. Bake for 12 -15 minutes.
  • Remove baking sheet from oven. Let cookies sit for 2 minutes and then transfer to wire rack to cool.

Notes

*Makes about 30 cookies