Difficulty: Easy
Time: 2hrs
Number of servings: about 40 cookies
Ingredients:
Vanilla Dough
27 oz butter *room temperature
10 oz powdered sugar
35 oz bread flour
a few drops of vanilla extract
Directions:
Vanilla Dough
1. Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl until white and fluffy.
2. Add beaten egg little by little and mix well.
3. Add a few drops of vanilla extract and mix well.
4. Sift in cake flour, then mix well with a spatula. When the dough starts to crumble, use your hands to mix tougher until formed.
Assembly
1. Bring out you desired first color dough, egg wash it and place the second color dough. Repeat till all your dough in layered.
2. Trim the edges if needed. Save the scraps for a border (by mixing in a tablespoon of cocoa, or color to a darker shade).
Vanilla Dough
27 oz butter *room temperature
10 oz powdered sugar
35 oz bread flour
a few drops of vanilla extract
1 egg, for egg wash
Directions:
Vanilla Dough
1. Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl until white and fluffy.
2. Add beaten egg little by little and mix well.
3. Add a few drops of vanilla extract and mix well.
4. Sift in cake flour, then mix well with a spatula. When the dough starts to crumble, use your hands to mix tougher until formed.
5. Divide into the number of colors you would like, make each ball the same size. Color each dough to your desired color.
6. Roll each dough into a rectangle shape and the same thickness! This is key to have great looking cookies. Place in freezer for 15-20 minutes.
Assembly
1. Bring out you desired first color dough, egg wash it and place the second color dough. Repeat till all your dough in layered.
2. Trim the edges if needed. Save the scraps for a border (by mixing in a tablespoon of cocoa, or color to a darker shade).
3. Cut the stack into even log shape, this will be the shape of the cookie, the thickness will come later.
4. You can cut the logs into strips and rotate to get a checker board pattern. Just egg wash them together.
5. For a border, roll one piece of dough to wrap the log leaving the ends exposed.
6. Preheat the oven to 350F. Slice the dough into 1/4" thick. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
7. Bake at 350F for about 15 minutes or until the edges turn slightly brown. Cool the cookies on the baking sheet or a wire rack.
6. Preheat the oven to 350F. Slice the dough into 1/4" thick. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
7. Bake at 350F for about 15 minutes or until the edges turn slightly brown. Cool the cookies on the baking sheet or a wire rack.
