Chocolate Pinwheels

These are an absolute favorite at Christmas, but do well any time. Usually, I just bake a couple of dozen and keep the rest in the fridge for company or to make up cookie plates. This was a Pillsbury bake off winner long, long ago.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter or margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 tsp. grated orange peel
• 1 Tbsp. orange juice
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 6 oz chocolate chips (1 cup)
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 1 cup finely chopped nuts
• 2 Tbsp. orange juice

Directions

Cream butter and sugar and blend in egg and peel, 1 Tbsp. juice. Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt. Reserve 2/3 cup dough. Cover remaining dough and chill 1 hour.

In saucepan, melt chocolate and 2 Tbsp. butter over low heat (recipe was before universal use of microwaves). Remove from heat and stir in nuts and 2 Tbsp. juice and reserved 2/3 cup dough.

On lightly floured surface, roll chilled dough to 16X12 inch rectangle; spread chocolate dough and roll up, jelly roll fashion.

Chill well. Slice to 1/4 inch and bake at 350 degrees F for 10-12 mins, until well set but not brown. Makes about 5 dozen cookies. I usually double this recipe at Christmas.

By Margie Minard from Mount Vernon, Oh.