KITTY COOKIES ~ 1/2 cup butter or margerine softened, 1/4 cup shortening, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1 tsp. vanilla, 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 tsp. salt, 3/4 tsp. baking powder, 1 cup quick cooking oats, 2 squares unsweetened chocolate - melted and cooled, semisweet chocolate chips, red-hot candies, black shoestring licorice, cut into 1-1/2 inch pieces. Cream butter, shortening and sugar. Add eggs and beat well. Add vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt - gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in oats. Divide mixture in half. Add melted (chocolate) portion to one half, and mix well. Roll plain dough into 8 in. log. Roll chocolate dough between waxed paper into 8 in. square. Place log at one end of square and roll up. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Then, cut into 1/4 in. slices. Place on ungreased baking sheets. To form ears, pinch two triangles on the top of each cookie. Bake at 350 for 8 to 10 minutes. Immediately place (push in) two chocolate chips for eyes, a red hot for the nose and six pieces of licorice on each for whiskers. Cool on wire racks. Makes 3 dozen. ......... I've been surrounded by kitty cats all my life, so it seems only fitting that these yummy kitty cookies are at the top of my baking list!