Checkerboard Cookies (Icebox/Refrigerator Cookies)

In labs I have made these cute little checkerboard cookies that look exactly like a real life miniature version of a checkerboard. This type of cookie was very tedious to make and a lot of math and measurements to  measure on the cookie dough. The lines have to be exact with each other or they would look off when the cookies would be baked. Another difficult problem I had was that I kept on cutting the individual cookies a little off so the same thickness wouldn't be throughout. The final product came out really pretty, but when eating the cookie itself was very dry. My chef instructor, Chef Bravo had the idea of using orange extract and zest to bring flavor to the cookie, but it was still dry with no flavor. This type of cookie definitely needs a tall glass of milk to wash it down. My lab partner, Cassidy had a great idea of using raspberry jam to layer in between tow cookies to give it more flavor. It tasted so much better and was amazing. Next time instead of using raspberry jam I would use orange marmalade since it has orange zest  and extract within the cookie. In all, this was a very adorable cookie, but it tasted so dry and no flavor