Chocolate Ribbon Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate piece, melted and cooled
• 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts
• 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 teaspoon rum flavoring

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl beat butter and shortening with an electric mixer on med to high speed for 30 seconds.
• 2 add sugar, baking soda, and salt; beat until combined.
• 3 beat in the egg, milk, and vanilla.
• 4 beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer.
• 5 stir in the remaining flour.
• 6 divide dough in half.
• 7 knead the melted chocolate and nuts into half the dough.
• 8 knead the miniature chocolate pieces and rum flavoring into the other half of the dough.
• 9 divide each portion of dough in half (you should now have four"portions.") to shape dough, line the bottom and sides of a 9x5x3 loaf pan with waxed paper or clear plastic wrap.
• 10 press half the chocolate dough evenly into pan.
• 11 top with half the vanilla dough, the remaining chocolate dough, and the remaining vanilla dough, pressing each layer firmly and evenly over the preceding layer.
• 12 invert pan to remove dough.
• 13 peel off waxed paper or plastic wrap.
• 14 cut dough crosswise into thirds.
• 15 slice each third crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• 16 place cookies two inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 17 bake cookies in a 375 degree f oven for about 10 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are slightly browned.
• 18 transfer cookies to wire racks; cool.