Creepy Witches' Fingers Recipe

Creepy Witches' Fingers Recipe
A great witch finger recipe to try !
INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup Butter, softened
• 1 cup Icing sugar (powdered sugar)
• 1 Egg
• 1 tsp Almond extract
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 2 2/3 cups Flour
• 1 tsp Baking powder*
• 1 tsp Salt
• 3/4 cup Almonds, whole blanched
• 1 Tube red decorator gel

INSTRUCTIONS

Gross everyone out with these creepy cookies.
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 centre to create knuckle shape. Using paring knife, make slashes in several places to form knuckle.

Place on lightly greased baking sheets; bake in 325F (160C) 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 in place, so gel oozes out from underneath.
You can also make slashes in the finger and fill them with "blood."
Remove from baking sheets and let cool on racks. Repeat with remaining dough. The witch finger recipe is ready...enjoy the party !

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Witch's Finger Cookies for Halloween

Witch's Finger Cookies for Halloween

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup whole blanched almonds
• red food coloring, preferably paste type

INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 325° F. Combine dry ingredients. Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
In a large bowl, beat together butter, sugar, egg, almond extract and vanilla, beat in dry ingredients. Cover and refrigerate dough for 30 minutes.

If you want to paint the nails first, use some red food coloring that's been diluted with water and brush on with a clean artist's brush.
Working with one-quarter of the dough at a time and keeping remaining dough refrigerated, roll heaping teaspoons full of dough into finger shape for each cookie. Press an almond firmly into one end for nail. Squeeze in center to create a knuckle shape and use a paring knife make slashes in several places to form knuckle.

Place cookies on the prepared cookie sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes or until pale golden. Let cool for three minutes. If desired, lift up almond and squeeze red decorator gel onto nail bed and press almond back in place so gel oozes out from underneath.

Remove from cookie sheet and let cool on a wire rack. Repeat with remaining dough.
Note: Make cookies smaller than you think they need to be, as they spread when cooking. Our witch has fat fingers because we didn't heed our own advice. The witch finger recipe is ready...enjoy the halloween party.....!
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Cheddar Witch's Fingers Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/4 lb (about 1 c packed) shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese
• 2 tbsps cornmeal
• 5 tbsps butter
• 3/4 c all-purpose flour
• Kosher salt
• 30 sliced almonds
• 1 large egg

Instructions

• In a food processor/blender or bowl, cheese, flour, whirl or rub together butter, & cornmeal until the mixture has the texture of wet sand.
• Add egg & whirl or stir with a fork until dough holds together.
• Scrape dough onto a sheet of cooking paper or parchment, 12 to 14 in.
• wide & about 14 in. long.
• Top with another equal-sized sheet of paper & pat dough into a 1/2-in. -thick circle.
• Wrap in plastic & freeze 15 mins, or put in the fridge up to 3 days.
• Roll dough into a rectangle about 8 in. wide & 10 in.long, working carefully to avoid creases in paper.
• Return to freezer for 15 mins.
• Meanwhile, preheat your trusty oven to 350°.
• Peel off top paper & use a sharp knife to cut the dough into 30 strips, each about 1/2 in.
• thick & 5 in. long.
• Place each strip on a large baking sheet.
• Sprinkle top with salt to taste, then use your fingers to round the top of each strip into a fingertip shape.
• Use a sharp knife to score shallow "knuckle" lines in each finger, then press an almond "nail" into the tip.
• If you like, bend each finger in places to make it look knobby.
• Bake the fingers until an even light brown, about 15 mins.
• Transfer to a rack to cool.
• Enjoy the Cheddar Witch's Fingers recipe
  The witch finger recipe is ready to serve...great !

Witch's Finger Cookies for Halloween

Witch's Finger Cookies Recipe for Halloween

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup whole blanched almonds
• red food coloring, preferably paste type

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 325° F. Combine dry ingredients. Lightly grease a cookie sheet.

In a large bowl, beat together butter, sugar, egg, almond extract and vanilla, beat in dry ingredients. Cover and refrigerate dough for 30 minutes.

If you want to paint the nails first, use some red food coloring that's been diluted with water and brush on with a clean artist's brush.

Working with one-quarter of the dough at a time and keeping remaining dough refrigerated, roll heaping teaspoons full of dough into finger shape for each cookie. Press an almond firmly into one end for nail. Squeeze in center to create a knuckle shape and use a paring knife make slashes in several places to form knuckle.

Place cookies on the prepared cookie sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes or until pale golden. Let cool for three minutes. If desired, lift up almond and squeeze red decorator gel onto nail bed and press almond back in place so gel oozes out from underneath.
Remove from cookie sheet and let cool on a wire rack. Repeat with remaining dough. The witch finger recipe is ready...enjoy the cookies !

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