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These cookies take a bit of work—but they are worth it!

x3 x6 x9
Vanilla dough
1¼ cups all-purpose flour 3¾c 7½c 11¼c
⅛ t. salt ⅜t ¾t 1⅛t
½ cup powdered sugar 1½c 3c 4½c
¼ cup butter, softened ¾c 1½c 2¼c
1 large egg yolk 3 6 9
1½ t. vanilla extract 4½t 3T ¼c + 1½t
2 T. ice water ¼c + 2T ¾c 1c + 2T
Chocolate dough
¾ cup all-purpose flour 2¼c 4½c 6¾c
⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa 1c 2c 3c
⅛ t. salt ⅜t ¾t 1⅛t
1 cup powdered sugar 3c 6c 9c
¼ cup butter, softened ¾c 1½c 2¼c
1 large egg yolk 3 6 9
½ t. vanilla extract 1½t 1T 4½t
2 T. ice water ¼c + 2T ¾c 1c + 2T

Original Recipe Yield

36 cookies

Cooking Day

Vanilla dough: Combine flour and salt; set aside. Place powdered sugar, butter, and egg yolk in a medium bowl and beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating at low speed, just until combined. Sprinkle ice water over surface of dough; beat just until moist. Dough will be slightly crumbly. Press dough into a 4 inch disk and wrap in plastic wrap; cover and chill 1 hour or until firm.

Chocolate dough: Combine flour, cocoa, and salt, stirring well with a whisk; set aside. Place powdered sugar, butter, and egg yolk in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add cocoa mixture to butter mixture, beating at low speed, just until combined. Sprinkle ice water over surface of dough; beat just until moist. Press dough into a 4 inch disk and wrap in plastic wrap; cover and chill 1 hour or until firm.

Unwrap chilled vanilla dough and place on a sheet of plastic wrap. Cover dough with 2 additional sheets of overlapping plastic wrap. Roll covered dough into a 12 x 8 inch rectangle. Repeat process with chocolate dough. Remove top layers of plastic wrap and place chocolate dough on top of vanilla dough rectangle. Roll up dough into a 12 inch cylinder as if you are making cinnamon rolls. Cover with plastic wrap. Place in freezer bag and freeze.

Serving Day

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Slice frozen cookie dough roll into ¼ inch slices. Place slices 2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake for 12 minutes or until set but not yet golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes. Remove cookies from pans; cool completely on wire racks.

Lighter Fare Nutritional Value (per 2 cookie serving): Calories 73; Total Fat 3g; Sodium 35 mg; Total Carbohydrates 10g