Spooky Witches' Fingers
Serves: 6
Estell Schumm
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
46
Spice
51
Sweetness
52
Sourness
41
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.1
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
Butter (softened)1 cup
Sugar (confectioners')1
Egg1 tsp
Almond Extract1 tsp
Vanilla Extract2.666667 cups
All-Purpose Flour1 tsp
Baking Powder1 tsp
Salt3 cup
Whole AlmondsDirections:
1
Combine the butter, sugar, egg, almond extract, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl
2
Beat together with an electric mixer; gradually add the flour, baking powder, and salt, continually beating; refrigerate 20 to 30 minutes
3
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C)
4
Lightly grease baking sheets
5
Remove dough from refrigerator in small amounts
6
Scoop 1 heaping teaspoon at a time onto a piece of waxed paper
7
Use the waxed paper to roll the dough into a thin finger-shaped cookie
8
Press one almond into one end of each cookie to give the appearance of a long fingernail
9
Squeeze cookie near the tip and again near the center of each to give the impression of knuckles
10
You can also cut into the dough with a sharp knife at the same points to help give a more finger-like appearance
11
Arrange the shaped cookies on the baking sheets
12
Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are slightly golden in color, 20 to 25 minutes
13
Remove the almond from the end of each cookie; squeeze a small amount of red decorating gel into the cavity; replace the almond to cause the gel to ooze out around the tip of the cookie