Today is July 1st and that means on Friday people around the country will be celebrating the 4th of July. There will be picnics and barbecues going on all over the county and fireworks will light up the night skies. Hopefully, it will be a day filled of family, friends, good food and a whole lot of fun.

Every celebration needs great food, and these Easy 4th of July Strawberry Sticks are festive. Decorated in Red, White and Blue they are perfect for all those picnics and barbecues; or how about while watching fireworks.

If you are planning to make a few of these 4th of July Strawberry Sticks, be sure to make plenty. These don’t last long, before you know it the entire batch of them is gone. 😉

Easy 4th of July Strawberry Sticks

1 package strawberry wafer cookies
12 oz. white chocolate (can use chocolate chips, melting wafers, baking squares, etc)
additional chocolate, melting wafers and/or sprinkles for decorating

Directions:

Line a baking tray with wax paper; set aside. Melt white chocolate according to package instructions. Dip each wafer cookie into chocolate until completely covered. Lift cookie out with a fork and allow excess to drip off and place on prepared baking tray. Repeat with desired number of wafer cookies. Place cookies in the refrigerator until chocolate is set.

To Decorate:

If using sprinkles, add before setting the chocolate in the refrigerator other wise, drizzle with contrasting chocolate, if desired after chocolate has set.