Witches' fingers made with homemade cookie dough and decorated with red jam and almonds for bloody fingernails make a spooky yet tasty Halloween treat!
Preparation Time
35 mins
Cooking Time
20 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Calories
72 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
Step 2
Beat butter, confectioners' sugar, egg, almond extract, and vanilla together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Gradually add flour, baking powder, and salt, continually beating until combined. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes.
Step 3
Remove dough from the refrigerator in small amounts. Scoop 1 heaping teaspoon at a time onto a piece of waxed paper. Use the waxed paper to roll dough into a thin finger-shaped cookie. Press 1 almond into one end of each cookie to give the appearance of a long fingernail. Squeeze cookie near the tip and again near the center of each to give the impression of knuckles. You can also cut into dough with a sharp knife at the same points to help give a more finger-like appearance. Repeat with remaining dough. Arrange shaped cookies on the prepared baking sheets.
Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are slightly golden in color, 20 to 25 minutes.
Step 5
Remove almond from the end of each cookie; squeeze a small amount of red decorating gel into the cavity. Replace almond to cause jam to ooze out around the tip of cookie.
Ingredients
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2.6666667461395 cups all-purpose flour
0.75 cup whole almonds
1 (.75-ounce) tube red decorating food gel, or as needed
