Witch Finger Cookies

Andrea Correale
Celebrations Expert
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Andrea Correale

Witch finger cookies may be a tad gross to look at, but they taste yummy! Bake a batch of these fitting cookies for your Halloween Party and we guarantee your guests will be impressed!

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup butter, softened
  • 1 Cup powdered sugar
  • 1 Large egg
  • 1 Tsp almond extract
  • 1 Tsp vanilla
  • 2 2/3 Cup flour
  • 1 Tsp baking powder
  • 1 Tsp salt
  • 3/4 Cup almonds
  • 1 tube red decorator gel

Directions

  • In bowl, beat together butter, sugar, egg, almond extract and vanilla.
  • Beat in flour, baking soda*, and salt. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
  • Working with one quarter of the dough at a time and keeping remainder refrigerated, roll heaping teaspoonful of dough into finger shape for each cookie. Press almond firmly into 1 end for nail. Squeeze in center to create knuckle shape.
  • Place on greased baking sheets; bake in 325F oven for 20-25 minutes or until pale golden.
  • Let cool for 3 minutes. Then, remove from baking sheets and let cool on racks. Repeat with remaining dough.
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