Chess Board Cookies

Ingredients:

Butter...................... 2/3 Cup
Sugar....................... 1 Cup
Flour........................3Cup
Egg...........................1
Egg white......................1
Coco Powder...............2Tbsp


Procedure:


Put butter, sugar,egg in a bowl and beat it until it becomes soothe.

Now add flour in the above mixture and mix it well with the help of  wooden spoon first then with your hands. Dough should be soft.

Now keep the dough  in fridge for 30-40 min.

After 30-40 min, take out dough from fridge and divide it into 3 equal parts.


Set aside two parts of dough and put 2Tbsp of coco powder in third part of the dough and mix it well that it turns into a dark chocolate color.

Now take a 1 part of plain dough and dark chocolate color dough and roll it out on the floured surface as same size of square shape.

Now brush the plain square dough sheet with egg white, then place dark chocolate color dough sheet on top of it.

Now cut the above sheet into 1 inch strips.

Now roll out the other part of plain dough as u do the other two but it should be bit thinner.(in same square shape) then brush it with egg white.


Now start placing strips on it, first brown on top, then plain, right next to each.(Alternative color).Four strip per row. Make 3 row of alternative color strip.Brushing with egg white between each row.

Now cover the thin dough all around it. it will form a rectangular bar shape.

Now cut this bar 1/2 inch thick with the help of sharp knife.

Now grease the baking tray and place cookies on it apart from each other.

Bake in a oven for 20-30 min at 180degree.

Enjoy beautiful and tasty chess board cookies :)


Stay healthy 
Regards 
Basma Khokhar