Our brand new Checkerboard Cookies are fun, unique, and contain the best of both worlds, with vanilla and cocoa flavors. A playful pattern and a delightful taste make these cookies a traditional favorite.

 

Checkerboard cookies are also known as icebox cookies, or refrigerator cookies. The association is due to its recipe: you form shortbread dough into a log or rectangular block, and make sure the dough is chilled thoroughly before you shape the cookies and bake them.

 

This is a long-standing and traditional recipe that people have loved to make for decades. When the refrigerator was invented, this was a huge step forward for the culinary world. The recipe for icebox cookies was updated to match the new technology, and this recipe luckily has stayed with us in the years since.

 

Due to their fun patterns and enticing double flavors, checkerboard cookies are sure to please. You’ll put a smile on someone’s face when you treat them to these traditional and playful cookies.