Dorothy Dean Favorite

Here is favorite recipe from the Dorothy Dean cookbooks. It was the prize-winning entry from the 1964 Recipe Treasure Hunt contest.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Pinwheels

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg

1 1/2 cups sifted flour

1 teaspoon soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup or a 6-ounce package chocolate chips, melted

Cream shortening, peanut butter, sugars and vanilla. Beat in egg. Sift flour, soda and salt. Stir in. Roll dough 1/8-inch thick; spread on melted chocolate; roll up tightly. Wrap; chill at least 1 hour or overnight. Slice 1/4-inch thick. Arrange on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.

Yield: 5 to 6 dozen cookies

Approximate nutrition per cookie (based on 5 dozen): 69 calories, 4 grams fat (1.3 grams saturated, 50 percent fat calories), 1 gram protein, 8 grams carbohydrate, 4 grams cholesterol, less than 1 gram dietary fiber, 46 milligrams sodium.