• In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt until completely combined.
  ½ cup unsalted butter, ½ cup granulated sugar, 2 teaspoons vanilla, ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• Add the flour and mix the dough until it becomes sandy and crumbly, then drizzle in the water and finish combining the dough by kneading it together with your hands until holds together.
  2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 tablespoons water
• Note: If the dough still feels very dry and won't stick together, try running your hands under cold water (or add about ½ tablespoon water), then knead the dough again until it comes together. Repeat (if needed) with a bit more water at a time until the dough holds together. It shouldn't be falling apart, but it shouldn't be sticky.
• Add the cookie dough to a piece of parchment paper and form it into a square, then add another piece of parchment paper on top. Use a rolling pin to roll the dough evenly until it’s about ½” thick and roughly 8x8". Be sure to turn the dough and roll both ways to keep it even.
• Note: After every few rolls, use a bench scraper to push the sides of the dough in to push the cracks together and make a flat edge.
• Place the dough (in the parchment) on a sheet pan and refrigerate for 1 hour to firm up.
• Remove the top layer of parchment and cut the very edges off of the dough until there's a clean square.
• Cut the square of dough into quarters, then cut each quarter into sixths to get a total of 24 cookie sticks.
• Flash-freeze the cut dough for 15 minutes, preheat the oven to 350℉, and line a large sheet pan with a fresh sheet of parchment paper or silicon baking mat.
• Transfer the sticks to the pan using an offset spatula. Adjust any that have gone crooked!
• Bake for 15 minutes until lightly golden. Cool completely on the pan before dipping in chocolate and decorating.

Decorating

• Melt the chocolate wafers according to package instructions. Then, dip ⅓ of the cookie sticks into the chocolate and place back on the parchment lined pan to cool.
  10 oz dark chocolate melting wafers
• Alternatively, add the melted chocolate to a piping bag and cut a very small piece off of the tip and drizzle the chocolate onto the cookie sticks.
• For either method, you can leave them as is, or add your favorite sprinkles, finely chopped nuts, or chopped candy (toffee, peppermint) to the chocolate before it sets.
  sprinkles, nuts, or candies of choice