Whir the dry ingredients around in the food processor until combined.

Drop pieces of the butter in and pulse until large chunks of dough form.

Drizzle a mixture of milk and vanilla in through the feed tube while the processor is running. Process until the dough comes together fully.

Transfer the dough to the counter and knead it together for a few seconds.

Shape the dough into a log, divide the log in half, and wrap each half in plastic wrap.

Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 1 week. Freeze for up to 2 months.

When youre ready to bake, slice the logs into 1/8-inch thick rounds, line them up on a baking sheet, and bake

After 2 hours, the dough will be cold enough to slice into thin rounds. And it cuts like a dream Youll place the rounds on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake them off for just a couple of minutes

What can you make with chocolate wafer cookies?

Ground up in a food processor for a cheesecakes cookie crust or the base of a peanut butter pie , you wont be sorry you spent a few extra minutes making these slice and bake chocolate gems. Ive also used them as a garnish crumbled up on top of a chocolate sheet cake .

You can also use chocolate wafer cookies to make ice cream sandwiches YES Simply scoop some softened ice cream on top of one cookie and press another cookie on top of the ice cream.

Place the ice cream sandwiches on a parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze them for about 12 hours. Same as with the icebox cake, you want to let the cookies soften before you eat these ice cream sandwiches so the cookies dont crumble all over the place.

The best kind of cocoa to make chocolate wafers with is dark unsweetened cocoa. This cocoa helps to make the cookie richly flavored and it gives the cookies a deep and dark chocolate color.

Since there is a fair amount of sugar in this recipe, you want to make sure you use unsweetened cocoa and not sweetened cocoa or the cookies will turn out too sweet.