Men'S Pocky - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup water
1 dash salt
3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
1/2 cup crushed nuts (optional)

Preparation

Pre-Heat Oven to 400 degrees Farenheit.
Add dry ingredients and mix well.
Add butter, half of the water and the Egg Yolk. Begin mixing. Drizzle on more water as needed to form a nice smooth dough.
Break the dough into about two dozen small balls.
Knead each ball slightly then roll with both hands to desired length and thinness. *Any cracks in the dough will make it break after cooking so keep working until it is nice and smooth. *Round ends look better than pointed ones and they have the added benefit of not burning while they are baking.
Place on a greased baking sheet and put into your hotbox. Cook for 10 - 15 minutes, checking the bottom to make sure they don't burn.
While the sticks are cooking, melt your chocolate either in a double boiler or using your microwave.
Once the sticks are done, let them cool just enough to handle and dip in the chocolate leaving one end free of chocolate.
If you chose to use the crushed nuts, you will want to roll the pocky in the crushed nuts before the chocolate cools.
Lay these out on parchment paper to cool.
Enjoy!