Cookie Sticks

Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Add the flour and salt and mix until crumbly.

Knead the dough together with wet hands until a mass forms.

Press the dough into a square on a piece of parchment paper.

Add another piece of parchment paper on top and use a rolling pin to roll the dough out into an even square that's ½" thick.

Chill the dough until very firm, then cut it into an 8x8" square.

Cut the square into quarters, then each quarter into sixths to get 24 cookie sticks.

Use an offset spatula to transfer the cookie sticks to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

All of the cookie sticks can fit on one baking sheet since they don't spread. Freeze the cookie sticks while the oven preheats.

Allow the cookies to cool completely on the pan. Moving them while they're still warm can cause them to crack.

Melt the chocolate, then dip ⅓ of the cookie sticks into the chocolate. Wipe the bottom off on the side of the bowl before placing back onto the parchment paper.

Add sprinkles, nuts, chopped candy, etc to the wet chocolate to decorate the cookie sticks.

You can also add the melted chocolate to a piping bag and drizzle it onto the cookie sticks.

Let the cookies set completely on the pan before removing and storing.