• Beatrice
• 04 May, 2026
• • Cookie Decorating
  • Advanced Baking
  • Dough Preparation
  • Slice And Bake Cookies
  • Food Art
  • Pastry Techniques

How Do I Keep My Checkerboard Cookies Perfectly Square When Slicing?

You’ve spent hours on your masterpiece. The doughs are colored beautifully—maybe for a Pride flag celebration or a festive holiday treat. You’ve painstakingly cut strips, stacked them into a perfect log, and now it’s time for the final step: slicing. You press down with your knife and… disaster. Your sharp, geometric squares slump into sad, rounded ovals. All that precision, gone in an instant.