Red White & Blue Chocolate-Dipped Sugar Wafers (Printable recipe)

or 9 oz.) packages sugar wafer cookies 

white candy melts or 1 (24 oz.) package white bark coating*

(1 lb.)  package milk chocolate candy melts or 1 (24 oz.) package chocolate bark coating*

shortening

Assorted red, white, & blue sprinkles (I especially love the combination of white non-pareils, blue jimmies, and red confetti sprinkles.)