Grandmas Recipe for Striped Ribbon Cookies

Ingredients for Striped Ribbon Cookies
1 1/2 cup flour 1 tsp.baking powder 1/4 tsp.salt 1/2 cup shortening	1/2 cup sugar 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1 egg beaten 1 oz. chocolate..melted

Preparing your Ribbon Cookies

Preheat oven to 400° .
Mix and sift flour, baking powder and salt
Cream together shortening and sugar until light and fluffy
Add vanilla and egg
Add flour mixture to creamed mixture
Divide dough into 2 parts.
Add melted chocolate to one part.
Wrap each portion in wax paper and chill until firm.
Pat dough in alternate layers in a small rectangular pan
Chill until firm
Cut into 1/8 inch slices
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet in hot oven (400° F) for 6-8 minutes.