chocolate pinwheel cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (1 ounce) square unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 2 tablespoons hot milk

Recipe

• thoroughly cream shortening and sugar and vanilla; blend in egg yolk and 1 tablespoon milk. sift together flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into creamed mixture.
• divide dough in half; to one part, add chocolate and 1 tablespoon milk; mix. chill both doughs 1 1/2 hours.
• on waxed paper, roll each half of dough into 10x12 inch rectangle. brush chocolate layer with hot milk; place plain layer atop so its far edge extends beyond chocolate edge. roll as for jelly roll.
• wrap roll in waxed paper. chill thoroughly.
• slice thin. bake on greased cookie sheet in moderate oven 375 degrees f (190 degrees c) 8 to 10 minutes. makes 4 to 6 dozen cookies.