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Homemade Togo (Chocolate-Dipped Cookie Sticks)

Homemade Togo are easy to make from a dough similar to shortcrust pastry, finished with the classic chocolate coating.
Recipe Homemade Togo (Chocolate-Dipped Cookie Sticks)
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Preparation 40 minutes
  • Cooking 15 minutes
  • Servings for 50 cookies

Togo cookies, the chocolate-covered cookie sticks sold in Italy, are a true institution, and if you have ever tasted one you know how hard it is to stop: just like cherries, one leads to another. Not everyone knows, though, that you can make Homemade Togo with a really simple recipe and just a few ingredients. Of course, as with any copycat, getting perfect shapes won’t be easy, but the flavor won’t let you down.

To make the Togo cookie we’ll start from a kind of shortcrust pastry that is cut into fairly small sticks and baked in the oven. Then comes the Chocolate coating, essential for giving Togo their characteristic flavor and look. Homemade Cookies are a great way to make wholesome snacks, even for little ones, using only good, healthy ingredients, or to make something tasty to nibble on with your own hands.

Among the other Homemade Cookie Recipes inspired by famous cookies are the classic, wonderful Butter Cookies, the tempting American Cookies or the great breakfast classic, Homemade Macine Cookies.

Ingredients for 50 cookies

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Method

  1. To make the Homemade Togo, start by working the cubed butter and the sugar together with your fingertips. Add the egg, flour, vanilla seeds, baking powder and salt.
    Making homemade Togo, step 1
    Making homemade Togo, step 2
  2. Knead until you have a smooth shortcrust dough. Shape it into a block and cover it with plastic wrap. Let it rest in the fridge for 20 minutes.
    Making homemade Togo, step 3
  3. Using a dough scraper, take small portions of dough and shape them with your hands into ropes about 1 cm (3/8 inch) in diameter and 10 cm (4 inches) long, simply by rolling them on a lightly floured pastry board. As you go, place them well spaced on two baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake in a preheated conventional oven at 180 °C (350 °F) until lightly golden, about 12-15 minutes. Take them out of the oven and let them cool completely.
    Making homemade Togo, step 4
    Making homemade Togo, step 5
  4. Melt the chopped chocolate in the microwave or in a double boiler and dip the cookies in it one at a time. Lift them out with kitchen tongs (or two spoons) and place them on a rack lined with parchment paper. Let them dry, then let them firm up in the fridge for 20 minutes. Serve. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!
    Homemade Togo cookies coated in chocolate

Variations and Alternatives

You can customize the coating of your Homemade Togo with other kinds of chocolate, such as Dark Chocolate, for tempting Dark Chocolate Togo, or decorate the surface with chopped nuts or coconut.

Tips

When you shape the ropes for your Togo, keep in mind that they will grow a lot as they bake. So we recommend not going beyond the suggested thickness of half a centimeter (about 1/4 inch).

Storage

Homemade Togo keep in the fridge in an airtight container for a week.

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