Recipe Share Sunday: Chocolate Ribbon Cookies

It just wouldn't be Christmas without these unique little cookies in our cookie jar.  Nothing fancy, but tasty and one of our Chistmas cookie traditions...

Ingredients:
1 Cup Chocolate Chips (semisweet)
2 1/2 C Flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 C Butter, softened
1 1/2 C Sugar
1 Egg
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation:

• Preheat oven to 375, melt chocolate chips, set aside.
• In bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• Beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add egg and vanilla.
• Blend in flour mixture.
• Separate dough into 1/3 and 2/3, mix in melted chocolate until 2/3 is fully blended.
• Press half of 2/3 chocolate dough into 9x5 loaf pan lined with wax paper.  Press plain dough over 1st chocolate layer, then cover 2nd layer with remaining chocolate dough.
• Chill until firm.
• Cut dough in half lengthwise, slice into 1/4" slices and bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 375 for 7-8min.

Please note, I did these ones reversed with chocolate in the center instead of on the ends...