Chocolate Wands (cookies)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3 egg whites
• 1/2 cup superfine sugar
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons cream
• 3 1/2 ounces chocolate chips
• candy sprinkles or colored crystal sugar, for decoration

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 deg. line two large baking sheets with parchment paper and grease the paper or use silpat sheets.
• 2 in a bowl, lightly beat together the egg whites and sugar until the whites are broken up.
• 3 add the melted butter, flour, cocoa powder and cream to the egg whites, and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth.
• 4 place 2 teaspoons of the mixture to one side of a baking sheet and spread the mixture into an oval shape, about 6 inches long. spoon more mixture onto the other side of the baking sheet and shape in the same way.
• 5 bake for 7-8 minutes until the edges begin to darken. meanwhile, prepare two more cookies on the second baking sheet so you can put them in the oven while shaping the first batch into wands.
• 6 leave the baked cookies on the paper for 30 seconds, then carefully lift one off and wrap it gently (not tightly) around the handle of a slender wooden spoon. as soon as it starts to hold its shape ease it off the spoon and shape the second cookie in the same way. work quickly!
• 7 continue baking and shaping the cookies in this way until all the mixture has been used up.
• 8 put the chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl over a pan of gently simmering water, stirring until melted. keep melty.
• 9 dip the ends of the cookies in the chocolate, turning them until the ends are thickly coated.
• 10 sprinkle the coated ends with sprinkles or sugar or pour some decorations into a shallow bowl and dip the ends in the sprinkles. place cookies on a sheet of parchment paper; leave for about 1 hour until chocolate has set.