Tiger Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 1 cup firmly brown sugar packed
• 0.8 cup butter-flavored shortening 
• 3 cups sugar-coated corn flakes cereal crushed
• 2 large eggs 
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 6 ounces milk chocolate morsels cooled melted room temperature
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• baking sheet
• oven
• mixing bowl
• hand mixer

Directions

1. Beat shortening in a large mixing bowl at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until blended.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
3. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; stir well.
4. Add to sugar mixture, blending well. Stir in cereal.
5. Drizzle half of chocolate over dough; stir lightly.
6. Drizzle remaining chocolate over dough; stir lightly, leaving streaks of chocolate. Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls 2" apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
7. Bake at 350 for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden.
8. Remove to wire racks to cool.