Hot Chocolate Cookie Wands

• 300g plain flour
• 100g softened butter
• 90g icing sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• 100g chocolate (any will work, I used Caramilk)

Sprinkles are optional but recommended!

1. Cream your butter and icing sugar in a bowl and then add the egg and vanilla. It may curdle but don’t worry, it will come together when you add the flour.
2. Add the flour and salt and combine until you have a soft dough. Place between two sheets of greaseproof paper and roll out into a rectangle around 1cm thick. Chill in the freezer for 30 minutes.
3. Whilst the dough is chilling line a tray with greaseproof paper and pre heat the oven to 170°c.Once chilled, cut the dough into even sticks and lay on the prepared tray. Bake for 12 minutes and leave to cool completely.
4. Once cool, melt the chocolate either in the microwave in 30 second bursts, stirring until melted, or in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water.
5. Pour into a small glass and dunk the end of each biscuit stick in. Shake off the excess and lay on a tray lined with greaseproof paper. Scatter over sprinkles if using and leave to set in the fridge for around 30-60 minutes. Make your hot chocolates and stir away!