Christmas PINWHEEL Cookies.. Megan's favorite

3/4 cup shortening ( margarine if wanted I use 1/2and 1/2)1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1/2 tsp. vanilla  2 /1/2 cups Flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. Salt.... mix shortening, sugar, eggs ..Sift Flour, baking Powder & Salt. Mix all together  Roll out and Cut ..Oven at 400 cook 6 to 8 mi.  Makes 4 dozen NOW for PINWHEELS Make Dough as above only add 4 sqs unsweetened Chocolate melted and cooled ... Divide each dough in to 1/2s roll each half out put chocolate on top of white  and roll like a jell roll  bake 8to 10 minutes    (Note you can substitute 3 Tablespoons cocoa and 1 Tablespoon oil for 1 oz Chocolate)