Halloween Witches Fingers Spooky Cookies
Decorating Tips
To make the cookies look like real witch fingers, follow these tips:
Shape the dough into finger shapes, with tapered ends for a severed look.
Press an almond “nail” into the tip of each cookie for witch-like nails.
Add a small dollop of red jam at the base of the almond nail for a bloody effect.
These witch finger cookies will be a hit at your Halloween party. They’re both spooky and tasty. Serve them with a spooky drink or hot apple cider for a memorable experience.
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Halloween Witches Fingers Spooky Cookies
Great Recipe for Halloween
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup Butter
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 ea Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 tsp Almond Extract
- 2 ¾ cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 15-20 drops Green Food Coloring ( Optional)
- Almonds – For Fingernails
Instructions
- Beat together butter, sugar, egg, almond and vanilla extract.
- Add in flour, baking powder and salt, then mix until combined.
- Add green food coloring and mix until it reaches your desired shade of green. ( optional)
- Push down the dough from all sides of the bowl and cover the dough with plastic wrap so that the plastic is touching the dough. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 325 and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.Roll a heaping tablespoon of dough into a finger shape, then place on a prepared baking sheet
- Using a toothpick, make several deep lines in the dough around the knuckles. Press your finger on the nailbed to make room for a finger nail after baking.Continue with all remaining dough.Bake for 18-20 minutes or just until the bottoms start to turn golden brown. Let cool.
- Add a small spot of red gel or raspberry jam towards the back of the nailbed, then press a sliced almond on top, making sure the gel oozes out the sides.
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