Bull's Eye Cookies Recipe
- 4 c. Unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
- 3 c. Confectioners' sugar
- 7 1/2 c. Bread flour
- 1/3 c. Dutch-process cocoa pwdr
- TO MAKE BLACK AND WHITE DOUGH: Place butter, vanilla, sugar, and flour in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
- Mix on medium speed till well-combined.
- Transfer to a work surface.
- Divide the dough in half.
- Return one half to the mixer, and add in cocoa pwdr.
- Mix till well-combined.
- Wrap dough in plastic, and store, refrigerated, till ready to use.
- TO ASSEMBLE THE COOKIES: Place 20 ounces black dough between two 12- by 14-inch pcs of parchment.
- Roll out to a 7- by 12-inch rectangle, about 1/3-inch thick.
- Repeat with 20 ounces white dough.
- Refrigerateboth rectangles at least 30 min.
- Place 12 ounces black dough between two 12- by 14-inch pcs of parchment.
- Roll out to a 4 3/4- by 12-inch rectangle.
- Repeat with 12 ounces white dough.
- Refrigerateat least 15 min.
- Place 6 ounces black dough on a clean work surface.
- Roll into a 12-inch-long log, about 3/4 inch in diameter.
- Repeat with 6 ounces white dough.
- Wrap in parchment.
- Refrigerateat least 15 min.
- Remove top piece of parchment from the smaller black rectangle.
- Unwrap white log, and place lengthwise on black rectangle.
- Using bottom piece of parchment for support, wrap black dough around the white log, pressing with fingers to seal seam.
- Roll log back and forth to smooth seam.
- Repeat step with the black log and the smaller rectangle of white dough.
- Remove the top piece of parchment from the larger white rectangle.
- Place white log wrapped in black dough lengthwise on the white rectangle.
- Using bottom piece of parchment for support, wrap white dough around log, pressing with fingers to seal seam.
- Roll log back and forth to smooth seam.
- Repeat step with the black log wrapped in white dough and the larger rectangle of black dough.
- Wrap both logs in parchment.
- Refrigerate1 hour.
- Heat oven to 375 degrees.
- Line two baking sheets with parchment.
- Remove parchment from logs, and cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds; place on sheets, spaced 2 inches apart.
- Bake cookies till barely golden brown, about 15 min.
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cold.
- Bake or possibly freeze remaining dough.
- Store in an airtight container up to 2 weeks.
- Makes about 7 1/2 dozen cookies.
butter, vanilla, confectioners, bread flour, dutch
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/bull-s-eye-cookies-95003 (may not work)