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You saw them. You heard about them. Now let me tell you how to make chessboard cookies.

Leave 90 gms butter out of the fridge until it comes to room temperature. Beat with 3 tbsp icing sugar until light and fluffy. Add 120 gms (1 cup) flour and mix until the dough comes together. It will still be very crumbly. Divide the dough into 2 parts. To one part, add 1/2 tbsp milk and 1/2 tsp vanilla essence. Mix well, then pat into a rectangle 2-3 inches wide.

To the second part, add 1 tbsp cocoa powder dissolved in a tbsp of boiling water. Mix until the dough is a uniform chocolate color, then pat into a rectangle as similar in size to the first one as possible. Chill for half an hour.

Take the dough out of the fridge. Brush some warm milk on the plain/white dough and put the chocolate dough on top of it. Press lightly to join. Cut the rectangle in the middle lengthwise, then flip one half so that the white dough is on the top. Join the two halves back, and cut into cookies. Bake in an oven preheated to 180C for 10-12 minutes. Let harden on the baking tray for a few minutes, then cool on the wire rack.

Simple, isn't it! And yet, they look all complicated and lovely.
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CurryLeaf said…
Perfect cookies and simple explanation.Love it Simran
December 23, 2008 at 11:31 AM
Sunshinemom said…
But then, you make everything sound simple:)
December 23, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Usha said…
Pretty cookies and sounds like you all had a blast at the bloggers meet, it must be so much fun to be able to meet fellow bloggers !
December 23, 2008 at 6:38 PM
Anonymous said…
Ok so now the cat is out of bag...Lovely cookies,exhausted them and now waiting for the next meet ;-)
December 23, 2008 at 7:52 PM
Suganya said…
These are so cool. Turned out perfect for u. YUM!

Happy Holidays!!!!!!
December 23, 2008 at 8:23 PM
Anonymous said…
Real Cute! I saw them at Alka's blog:-)

Thanks for sharing the recipe.
December 23, 2008 at 9:16 PM
Srivalli said…
That sounds fun to make simran...great that you girls enjoyed!
December 23, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Vaidehi Bhave said…
cookies look perfect and you hv explained it so nicely. thanks for sharing !!

chakali
December 24, 2008 at 1:34 AM
jayasree said…
Lovely.. Indeed you have explained about the pattern so well that it sounds easy. Let me try and find out..
December 24, 2008 at 12:26 PM
Bharti said…
Very nice! They do sound simple and decadent. Happy 2009 Simran!
December 24, 2008 at 10:01 PM
Aparna Balasubramanian said…
A lovely cookie and has a lot of what my daughter calls "wow" factor! :)

Best wishes for the festive season and a Happy New Year.
December 26, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Anonymous said…
Thanks everyone! These were fun to make too
December 26, 2008 at 12:45 PM
Biswajit said…
these look so cute. how can you bear to eat them?
January 6, 2009 at 9:49 AM
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