Chinese Marble Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup vegetable shortening (i sub butter)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 beat the shortening with sugar and egg until light and fluffy.
• 3 add egg, then vanilla.
• 4 add dry ingredients and beat until well combined.
• 5 add chocolate a little at a time, cutting in with a knife. do not stir.
• 6 form dough into balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. flatten with the bottom of a sugar-coated glass.
• 7 bake 8 to 10 minutes until lightly golden.
• 8 note: i find these a bit salty, i will have to reduce the salt next time. baked them for 15min.