Newsletter Recipes
Witch Finger Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar confectionery
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon Almond extract
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon salt, if using salted butter
- 3/4 cup whole blanched almonds
- 1 tube red decorator gel
Preparation:
- In a bowl, beat together butter, sugar, egg, almond and vanilla extract; beat in flour, baking powder and salt.
- Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Roll heaping tablespoons of dough into finger shape for each cookie. Press almond firmly into one end for the nail. Squeeze in center to create knuckle shape; using a paring knife or toothpick, make several places to form knuckle.
- Place on lightly greased baking sheets or parchment lined baking sheets. Bake in a 325 degree oven for 20-25 minutes or until pale golden. Let cool for 3 minutes.
- Lift up almond; squeeze red decorator gel onto nail bed and press almond back into place, so gel oozes out from underneath. Let cool. Makes about 28 large cigar size cookies.
Yield:
28 cookies
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