Chocolate Teasers

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 ounces chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 1/2-3 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 cream butter.
• 2 gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed of an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• 3 add egg and vanilla, beat well.
• 4 divide mixture in half, putting halves in separate bowls.
• 5 set aside.
• 6 place chocolate in top of double boiler, bring water to a boil.
• 7 reduce heat to low and cook until chocolate melts.
• 8 remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• 9 place chocolate chips in top of double boiler and bring water to a boil.
• 10 reduce heat to low and cook until chocolate melts.
• 11 remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• 12 stir chocolate into one portion of creamed mixture.
• 13 stir semisweet chocolate into remaining portion of creamed mixture.
• 14 combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
• 15 stir 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups flour mixture into each portion of chocolate mixture, stirring well.
• 16 it should be dough-like.
• 17 cover and refrigerate both portions.
• 18 on floured wax paper, roll each half of dough into a 15- x 8-inch rectangle.
• 19 invert dough carefully onto dark dough.
• 20 peel wax paper from dough.
• 21 tightly roll dough jellyroll fashion, starting at long end, and peeling wax paper from dough as you roll.
• 22 cover and chill 1 hour.
• 23 slice dough about 1/4 inch thick, and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 24 bake at 350 degrees f for 10 to 12 minutes.
• 25 remove to wire rack to cool.