1. Make either homemade chocolate chip cookies, or get a chocolate chip dough.
2. To start decorating your cookies with the dipped chocolate set up your dipping station, and make sure your cookies are cooled all the way!
3. You will need a tool for spreading icing I use a  cake spatula . Or grab a butter knife. This is for the edges, and places the white chocolate might not go on evenly.
4. For melting white chocolate chips you’ll need a microwave proof bowl, white chocolate chips (or semi sweet or dark chocolate if you prefer for other seasons)
5. Directions for melting white chocolate chips –
6. Heat your small bowl of chocolate chips on med/high (and one tsp. vegetable shortening *optional)
7. Stop half way through your setting to check on chips and stir them. Use hot pads when handling the bowl.
8. Continue to heat melting chips until they are fully melted and creamy looking.
9. It should only take a minute or so, depending on how much you put into the bowl.

TIPS for melting chocolate

1. Use small batches for the chocolate, and do not overheat in microwave, or it may scorch or burn. (use hot pads when handling the bowl)
2. Work in small batches.
3. Use a spatula to spread chocolate to cover cookie quickly as possible, as white chocolate cools it hardens.
4. How to make chocolate dipped cookies?
5. Make the cookies, and cool them competely
6. Melt the chocolate chips in a microwaveable bowl, using directions above
7. Dip the cookies into the chocolate half way
8. Remove, and take your spatula to spread chocolate on edges or areas to even it out
9. Pour sprinkles over your melted chocolate cookie, while holding over a plate to catch excess (if not adding sprinkles skip this part, or grab seasonal sprinkles)
10. Place your cookie on a non stick baking sheet or parchment lined surface until chocolate hardenes
11. Tada! It's that easy!