Spooky Witches' Fingers
This is a traditional Christmas cookie recipe that we have had in our family for years. All I did was change the shape to make them look like fingers for our annual Halloween party. The cookies make a great conversation piece. My guests loved them!
Servings per recipe: 60
Calories per serving: 68
Preparation time: 35m
Total cooking time: 1h 15m
Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup whole almonds
- 1 (.75 ounce) tube red decorating gel
Directions:
- 1 Combine the butter, sugar, egg, almond extract, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl. Beat together with an electric mixer; gradually add the flour, baking powder, and salt, continually beating; refrigerate 20 to 30 minutes.
- 2 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
- 3 Remove dough from refrigerator in small amounts. Scoop 1 heaping teaspoon at a time onto a piece of waxed paper. Use the waxed paper to roll the dough into a thin finger-shaped cookie. Press one 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 the dough with a sharp knife at the same points to help give a more finger-like appearance. Arrange the shaped cookies on the baking sheets.
- 4 Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are slightly golden in color, 20 to 25 minutes.
- 5 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.
Nutrion facts:
| Total Fat | 4.1g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2.0g | |
| Cholesterol | 11mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 76mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 21mg | |
| Total Carbohydrates | 6.9g | 2% |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.4g | 1% |
| Protein | 1.1g | 2% |
| Sugars | 2g | |
| Vitamin A | 99IU | |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | |
| Calcium | 11mg | |
| Iron | 0mg | |
| Thiamin | 0mg | |
| Niacin | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | |
| Magnesium | 6mg | |
| Folate | 11mcg |
