Cookies #9 - Checkerboard Icebox Cookies

 

Here's the picture from the book, but I made it look like they were mine ...

Ingredients:

• 2 sticks butter
• 3/4 c. sugar
  
• 1/2 c. powdered sugar 
• 1/2 t. salt
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 t. vanilla
• 2-1/4 c. flour
• 1 oz. semisweet chocolate
• 2 T. cocoa powder

 

 

Nevada's Cookies 

 

Mine

 

Me trying to be artsy and imitate the cover of the book.

 

My helper

These turned out pretty good.  We, my YD and I, were thinking that we might try and roll the dough flatter and then roll them up together and make a swirly cookie.  We'll see if we ever do that.