Black And Checkerboard Cookies

Total Time: 24 hrs 12 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup crisco
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups flour
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares, melt, cool
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons water

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, beat crisco, butter, sugar, vanilla and stir till light and fluffy --
• 2 beat in egg, stir in flour, 1/2 cup at a time.mix well.
• 3 divide dough in half, blend melted chocolate into other 1/2 of dough.
• 4 wrap each in plastic wrap and chill for about 1 hour in the refrigerator.
• 5 beat egg with water and set aside.
• 6 on lightly floured board, roll dough into a rectangle 1/2" thick.cut into 9 strips -- 1/2" wide.
• 7 repeat with chocolate dough --
• 8 to make checkerboards -- place three strips side by side, touching on a large piece of plastic wrap.brush tops with egg .cread a third layer, alternating colors.
• 9 press sides and top to make one smooth log --
• 10 fold excess plastic wrap to seal.
• 11 repeat and make second log --
• 12 refrigerate overnight.
• 13 preheat oven to 325* -- lightly grease sheet.
• 14 remove one log at a time and cut into 1/4" slices.arrange on sheet 1" apart.
• 15 bake 12 minutes.remove to rack to cool completely -- .