Lime Checkerboards

Lime Checkerboards
You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Lime Checkerboards a try. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 36 servings with 103 calories, 1g of protein, and 5g of fat each. A mixture of lemon-lime extract, sugar, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 4 hours and 30 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

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Whisk the flour and salt in a bowl. Beat the butter, cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until fluffy, 3 minutes. Beat in the egg, lime zest and extract. Reduce the mixer speed to low; beat in the flour mixture.
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Transfer half of the dough to a separate bowl; tint with food coloring.
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Dust the dough with flour; roll out each color separately on floured parchment into a 1/4-inch-thick rectangle. Freeze until firm, 15 minutes.
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Trim each piece into a 4 1/2-by-7 1/2-inch rectangle, reserving the scraps.
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Cut each rectangle lengthwise into nine 1/2-inch-wide strips.
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Lay 3 strips side-by-side on a baking sheet (white, green, white). Set 3 more strips on top, alternating colors (green, white, green). Top with three more strips (white, green, white). Build another log starting with green-white-green. Chill the logs.
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Gather the scraps, keeping the colors separate.
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Roll out each on floured parchment into a 5-by-8-inch rectangle, 1/4 inch thick. Wrap the green rectangle around the log with the white corners and wrap the white rectangle around the log with the green corners; trim the excess. Wrap the logs in plastic; chill 2 hours.
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Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Slice the logs into 1/3-inch-thick cookies; arrange 1 1/2 inches apart on the baking sheets.
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Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until set, 12 to 14 minutes.
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Let cool 5 minutes; transfer to racks to cool completely.
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Photograph by Andrew Purcell
DifficultyExpert
Ready In4 hrs, 30 m.
Servings36
Health Score0
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