Chinese Marble Cookies

 1 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1 egg

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cream of tartar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Beat shortening, sugar, egg until light and fluffy. Add flour, salt and cream of tartar, blending well. Stir in vanilla. Slowly Colgate but do not stir. 

Shape dough into walnut size balls and place on untreated cookie sheet. Flatten dough with bottom of glass coated with sugar. Bake for 8-10 minutes. 

Makes two dozen.