Red and Black Checkerboard Cookies Recipe | Valerie Bertinelli | Food Network

Ingredients

• 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• Red gel food coloring
• 2 tablespoons Dutch-process cocoa powder, such as Hershey's Special Dark