Pinwheel Cookies

Ingredients

• 4 Tbsps. shortening
• 4 Tbsps. butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 1/4 cup sifted flour
• 1/4 tsp. baking powder
• Legg a pinch of salt
• 1 Tbsp. undiluted evaporated milk
• 1 square of unsweetened chocolate, melted

Method

1. 1

   Cream shortening and butter with sugar.

2. 2

   Add egg and mix well.

3. 3

   Add milk and vanilla.

4. 4

   Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and add to creamed mixture.

5. 5

   Divide dough into two parts.

6. 6

   To one part add melted chocolate.

7. 7

   Blend well.

8. 8

   Chill dough.

9. 9

   Roll white part out in a rectangle about 1/8 inch thick.

10. 10

    Roll out chocolate dough to the same size and lay on top of the white portion.

11. 11

    Roll two layers together like a jelly roll.

12. 12

    Wrap ends and slice into 1/2 inch thick slices and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.

13. 13

    Bake 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees.

14. 14

    Makes about 5 dozen cookies.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Recipes from our hearth (1960) by N.C.) Advent Moravian Church (Winston-Salem, page 26. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PINWHEEL COOKIES 4 Tbsps. shortening 1 tsp. vanilla 4 Tbsps. butter 1 1/4 cup sifted flour 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 tsp. baking powder Legg a pinch of salt 1 Tbsp. undiluted evaporated 1 square of unsweetened milk chocolate, melted

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