Peanut Butter Pinwheel Cookies

Total Time: 48 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening (crisco is good)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 1/4 cups flour, sifted before measuring
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (1 6-oz pkg)

Recipe

• 1 cream the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 2 beat in peanut butter, egg and milk.
• 3 sift all dry ingredients together in a separate bowl, then stir into the creamed mixture.
• 4 place peanut butter cookie dough on lightly floured waxed paper.
• 5 roll out into a 15x8-in rectangle.
• 6 melt the chocolate chips over hot water; cool slightly, and spread over peanut butter cookie dough.
• 7 roll dough up jellyroll fashion, using the waxed paper to help roll.
• 8 wrap with the waxed paper.
• 9 chill 20-30 mins.
• 10 slice cookie dough 1/4-in thick.
• 11 bake, on ungreased cookie sheet at 375 degrees for 8-10 mins.