Black and White Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

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1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (or 1 packet vanillin sugar)
1/4 teaspoon salt

1 (1/8 ounce/3.4 grams) bottle Dr Oetker rum flavoring, (optional)
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 egg, beaten with 1 teaspoon water

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (14.4 g)
Calories 71.4
Total Fat - 4.2 g
Saturated Fat - 0.7 g
Cholesterol - 0.6 mg
Sodium - 32.4 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 7.9 g
Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
Sugars - 3.4 g
Protein - 0.7 g
Calcium - 1.8 mg
Iron - 0.2 mg
Vitamin C - 0 mg
Thiamin - 0 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Add butter and sugar to large bowl and beat with electric mixer until well blended and light in colour (1-2 minutes)

Step 2

Beat in vanilla, rum flavoring (if using) and salt; add flour a bit at a time and mix on low speed until crumbly.

Step 3

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until dough holds together.

Step 4

Divide dough in half and return half of dough to bowl and knead in the cocoa powder.

Step 5

To make spiral shaped cookies, divide chocolate and vanilla dough in half.

Step 6

On well-floured surface, roll each piece of dough into a 6" x 8" rectangle; place 1 rectangle of chocolate dough onto piece of parchment paper; lightly bruch with egg wash.

Step 7

Using a spatula, carefully lift vanilla dough and place on top of chocolate dough, making sure edges are even (trim if necessary), seal the edges and lightly brush again with egg wash.

Step 8

Using parchment paper, roll cookie dough from the long way, jelly roll style, into a tight cylinder; wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes; repeat with remaining dough.

Step 9

Preheat to 325F; line baking sheets with parchment paper: cut rolls into 1/4" slices and bake for 14 to 16 minutes or until lightly golden; transfer to wire rack to cool.

Step 10

Checkerboard pattern: Cut the vanilla rolled dough into 5 3/8" strips; cut chocolate dough into 4 3/8" strips; brush with egg wash and arrange in 3 layers of 3 strips each in alternating colors; wrap the resulting rectangle in a thin sheet of dough which has been egg washed; continue as directed with spiral pattern.

Tips

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My family really loved the flavor of these cookies - and they were pretty so they really stood out on the plate in the assortment of Christmas cookies. I refrigerated the dough as directed but had a change of plans so put the dough wrapped in waxed paper into plastic bags and into the freezer. I took it out a few days later, sliced and baked them. They were wonderful. Thanks for a great recipe Dreamer - we'll make these again.