Triple Chocolate Shortbread Sticks

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup chocolate sprinkles

Recipe

• 1 combine the flour, powdered sugar, and cocoa powder; set aside.
• 2 cream the butter and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium-low speed until fluffy.
• 3 gradually stir in the flour mixture until well blended.
• 4 cover and chill dough for at least 30 minutes.
• 5 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 6 shape dough into 1" balls; shape balls into 2" logs about 1/2" thick.
• 7 space 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 8 bake for 12 minutes, or until set.
• 9 cool on cookie sheets for 2 minutes; transfer cookies to wire racks and cool completely.
• 10 melt the chocolate chips in a saucepan over very low heat, stirring, until smooth.
• 11 place the sprinkles in a small bowl.
• 12 dip each end of the cooled cookies into the chocolate, then the sprinkles.
• 13 return to the wire racks and let stand until the chocolate has set, about 25 minutes.