Stunning Checkerboard Christmas Cookies Recipe

December 2, 2025
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With all the red candy cane, green christmas tree, and multi-colored sugar cookies that fill your Christmas Cookie plates, it is nice to have a contrast. These Checkerboard cookies are a twist of ones my mother-in-law made. The black and white checkerboard cookies make such a stunning contrast with the rest of the desserts, but with a soft, delightful Christmas cookies recipe!

With all the red candy cane, green christmas tree, and multi-colored sugar cookies that fill your Christmas Cookie plates, it is nice to have a contrast. These Checkerboard cookies are a twist of ones my mother-in-law made. The black and white checkerboard cookies make such a stunning contrast with the rest of the desserts, but with a soft, delightful Christmas cookies recipe!

Checkerboard Cookies

When it comes to holiday baking, our cookie plates are often bursting with vibrant reds, greens, and multicolored delights. With all the festive candy canes, Christmas tree-shaped cookies, and rainbow-sprinkled treats, it’s refreshing to add something unique to the mix. That’s where these Checkerboard cookies come in!

Inspired by a beloved recipe from my mother-in-law, these black and white beauties create a striking visual contrast against the traditional holiday sweets. Their bold checkerboard patterns not only look gorgeous on any cookie platter, but they also bring a delightful twist to the flavor profile. Soft and buttery, they melt in your mouth, offering a delicious reminder that Christmas cookies can be both eye-catching and irresistibly yummy.

When serving them alongside the usual red and green treats, the subtle flavor and elegance of the Checkerboard cookies truly shine.

We have lots more yummy recipes to choose from including candy cane cookies, adorable Christmas Reindeer Cookies, pretty mint meltaway cookies, melt-in-your-mouth wedding cake snowball cookies, and easy peanut brittle candy.

All you need to make these delicious cookies are a few simple ingredients: cream cheese all purpose flour butter, softened baking soda granulated sugar cocoa powder vanilla extract

Checkerboard Cookies Recipe

All you need to make these delicious cookies are a few simple ingredients:

  • cream cheese
  • all purpose flour
  • butter, softened
  • baking soda
  • granulated sugar
  • cocoa powder
  • vanilla extract
cream together

Checkerboard Christmas Cookies

Beat together 8 ounces cream cheese, 3/4 cup softened butter, 1 cup sugar, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract at medium until well combined.

add dry ingredients

Add 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour & 1/2 teaspoon baking soda.

add cocoa powder to half the dough

Divide dough in about ½. In the slightly larger half, mix 3 Tablespoons of cocoa powder. Chill slightly, about an hour.

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Black and White Checkerboard Cookies

Shape 4 rectangle ropes of the white dough. Now shape 5 rectangle ropes out of the brown dough.

Black and White Checkerboard Cookies

Stack the ropes to make the checkerboard pattern, alternating colors with brown, white, brown on bottom, next layer is white, brown, white and final layer is brown, white, brown again. Press together slightly to connect and keep shape. Chill 1-2 hours.

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Checkerboard cookies christmas

Pre-heat oven to 350 F. Now slice the dough into cookies about 1″ each and place on parchment lined cookie sheets. Bake 10 minutes.

Checkerboard Christmas Cookies

Cool on cooling rack and store in airtight container.

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THese cookies are not only delicious, but seriously striking! I love the pattern that really pops on your plate. Serve these at Christmastime for a cookie exchange or any time of the year for a simple slice cookie from scratch.

These black and white Checkerboard cookies are not only super yummy, but make a stunning visual contrast with Christmas cookies recipe!

These are not only delicious, but absolutely stunning on your Christmas cookie plate!

These checkerboard cookies are simple to make, taste yummy, and look stunning with the rest of your Christmas cookie ideas! The easy recipe comes together quickly then chill and slice for a lovely cookie recipe to serve in December or anytime really. Exchange these at cookie swaps for a eye catching checkerboard Chrsitmas cookie or simply enjoy them at home with family and friends or a church potluck.

Stunning Checkerboard Cookies

Beth Gorden
With all the red candy cane, green christmas tree, and multi-colored sugar cookies that fill your Christmas Cookie plates, it is nice to have a contrast. These Checkerboard cookies are a twist of ones my mother-in-law made. The black and white checkerboard cookies make such a stunning contrast with the rest of the desserts, but with a soft, delightful Christmas cookies recipe!
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Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Chinese, christmas, cookies
Servings 3 dozen

Ingredients
  

  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 3/4 cup butter softened
  • 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 Tablespoon cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Beat together 8 ounces cream cheese, 3/4 cup softened butter, 1 cup sugar, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract at medium until well combined. Add 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour & 1/2 teaspoon baking soda.
  • Divide dough in about ½. In the slightly larger half, mix 3 Tablespoonsof cocoa powder. Chill slightly, about an hour.
  • Shape 4 rectangle ropes of the white dough. Now shape 5 rectangle ropes out of the brown dough. Stack the ropes to make the checkerboard pattern, alternating colors with brown, white, brown on bottom, next layer is white, brown, white and final layer is brown, white, brown again. Press together slightly to connect and keep shape. Chill 1-2 hours.
  • Pre-heat oven to 350 F. Now slice the dough into cookies about 1" each and place on parchment lined cookie sheets. Bake 10 minutes. Cool on cooling rack and store in airtight container.
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These checkerboard cookies are simple to make, taste yummy, and look stunning with the rest of your Christmas cookie ideas! The easy recipe comes together quickly then chill and slice for a lovely cookie recipe to serve in December or anytime really. Exchange these at cookie swaps for a eye catching checkerboard Chrsitmas cookie or simply enjoy them at home with family and friends or a church potluck.

These black and white Checkerboard cookies are not only super yummy, but make a stunning visual contrast with Christmas cookies recipe!

 

Beth Gorden is the creative multi-tasking creator of 123 Homeschool 4 Me. As a busy homeschooling mother of six, she strives to create hands-on learning activities and worksheets that kids will love to make learning FUN! With over 20 years educating children, she has created over 1 million pages of printables to help teach kids alphabet, math, science, English grammar, history, and so much more! Beth is also the creator of 2 additional sites with even more educational activities and FREE printables - www.kindergartenworksheetsandgames.com and www.preschoolplayandlearn.com. Beth studied at the University of Northwestern where she got a double major to make her effective at teaching children while making education FUN!

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