Chocolate Squares

1. Beat butter and sugar until creamy.
2. Sieve flour and baking powder. In a bowl add the flour, butter mixture, curd and vanilla essence.
3. Knead it into a soft dough.
4. Divide the dough into two. Divide one half into two quarters.
5. On a rolling board keep a butter paper and place the half dough portion and roll it into a square. Keep it aside.
6. Mix cocoa powder, drinking chocolate and chocolate essence to one quarter dough and mix well. If dough is too dry add 1tbs curd to make it soft.
7. On a butter paper roll both vanilla and chocolate dough into squares separately.
8. Cut them into 10 equal strips.
9. On the previously rolled square sprinkle chopped cashew.
10. Then place the 5 chocolate and 5 vanilla strips alternately.
11. Cut the other 10 strips to small squares.
12. Place the squares so that the cookie dough resembles an interlaced pattern.
13. Chill for 10 minutes.
14. Cut to desired shapes.
15. Preheat oven to 200C
16. Bake cookies for 20 minutes.
17. After 20 minutes remove from oven and transfer to wire mesh to cool.
18. Cookies are always very soft when you take them out of oven. Do not panic.
19. They become crispy once cooled. Store in airtight container.

Cream sugar and butter

Add the creamed sugar and flour with  curd, baking powder and vanilla

Prepare a soft dough and divide as shown

To one quarter add cocoa, drinking choc powder and choc essence

Prepare a smooth dough

Roll the 1/2 portion into a square

Sprinkle a layer of cashew

Roll the choc dough into a square and cut it to strips

Do the same to the vanilla quarter

Place the stips alternately on the cashew layer

Cut the remaining strips to squares

Place them to form an interlaced pattern

Refrigerate the finished square

Cut them into small squares

Arrange on a baking tray and bake

Serve and Enjoy

Labels: BAKES, CHOCOLATES, COOKIES, EGGLESS, SNACKS, SUGAR, SWEETS, VANILLA