Chocolate on a Stick

Today is Something on a Stick Day, which is always celebrated on March 28th, and I decided to hunt around online and see if I could find any chocolate on a stick.

Hot chocolate on a stick

And of course I did! I’m totally making the chocolate cookies on a stick:

~ Hot Chocolate on a Stick, which is a cube of Belgian chocolate that you dunk into a mug of hot milk or cream (seriously ingenious!)

~ Cointreau Drinking Chocolate Sticks are the same idea and are available in milk chocolate, Cointreau and hazelnut

~ Pocky, a Japanese treat available in dozens of varieties, and several in chocolate

~ Make your own chocolate lollipops with the kids

~ After the kids are in bed for the night, relax with a Chocolate Stick Drink

~ Seriously: Bacon Dipped in Dark Chocolate on a Stick

~ Hershey’s Sticks, which I just realized I haven’t seen around in a while

Chocolate Cookies on a Stick

1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt

Wooden craft sticks or lollipop sticks
Easy Microwave Frosting
Decorations: colored sugar, pastel nonpareils, pastel confetti, pastel eggs, pastel jimmies

Beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer about 5 minutes or until creamy. Add egg yolks and vanilla, beating until blended. Combine flour, cocoa, and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until blended after each addition. Cover and freeze 30 minutes.

Roll dough to a 3/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut desired shapes using favorite seasonal cutters; place on lightly greased baking sheets, allowing space for craft sticks. Insert 1 craft stick into bottom of each cookie.

Bake at 350° for 10 to 16 minutes or until edges are golden. (Baking times may vary with different cookie shapes and sizes.) Cool 5 minutes on baking sheets. Slip a metal spatula under cookies to loosen; cool completely on baking sheets.

Spread a generous amount of Easy Microwave Frosting where each stick and cookie are joined to ensure stability. Let dry about 30 minutes. Spread a thin layer of Easy Microwave Frosting on front side of each cookie, and sprinkle with desired decorations before frosting dries; then dry completely. Store in a cool, dry place.

Note: Do not substitute refrigerated cookie dough for this recipe. It contains leavening and tends to spread as it bakes, distorting cookie shapes.

[image: petrossian.com]