Chocolate Cookie Sticks

Total Time: 19 mins Preparation Time: 7 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 sprays cooking spray, flour-variety recommended
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate, melted
• 1/4 teaspoon table salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 coat a cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• 2 in a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, cream butter and powdered sugar until fluffy. add vanilla extract and egg ; beat thoroughly. with mixer running on low, add melted chocolate. add salt and flour; mix thoroughly (dough will be stiff).
• 3 turn dough out onto prepared cookie sheet and shape into a 4- x 6-inch rectangle. (hint: use a straight edge, like a knife, to help form the sides.) cover with plastic and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• 4 preheat oven to 375ºf.
• 5 remove plastic wrap from dough and sprinkle with sugar. cut dough in half lengthwise and cut each half into 12 sticks (to yield 24 sticks total); separate sticks, leaving a small amount of space in between each one. bake about 10 to 12 minutes. let stand on cookie sheet for 1 or 2 minutes and then remove to a wire rack to cook completely. yields 2 cookies per serving.