Diploma Cookies

By Brandymoe

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup Gold Medal™ whole wheat flour
• 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted

Details

Servings 1
Cooking time 210mins
Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

1
Beat butter, shortening and brown sugar until creamy. Beat in baking powder, salt, vanilla and egg. Stir in flours. Divide dough in half. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours.

2
Heat oven to 375°F. Roll each half of dough into 15x6-inch rectangle on floured surface. Cut lengthwise into three 15x2-inch strips, then cut crosswise into two 7 1/2x2-inch strips. Working quickly, spread about 1 teaspoon melted chocolate over one strip to within 1/4 inch of one long side. Gently roll up, starting at long side with chocolate. Repeat with remaining cookie strips and chocolate. Cut each roll into 2 pieces; roll each cookie slightly to shape. On ungreased cookie sheet, place cookies about 1 inch apart.

3
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are firm. Cool 1 minute; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely. Place remaining chocolate in plastic bag. Cut hole in corner and squeeze out chocolate to look like ties.