SIMPLY CREEPY WITCH'S FINGERS

SIMPLY CREEPY WITCH'S FINGERS

These are the classic, no-fuss witch’s fingers: pale, bony, and unsettlingly realistic. Perfect when you want spooky impact without complicated steps.

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🎃 Why This Recipe Is “Simply Creepy”

• Fewer ingredients

• Quick prep and shaping

• Pale, bone-like finish

• Classic almond fingernails (no extras needed)

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🧈 Ingredients

• 1 cup (225 g) butter, softened

• 1 cup powdered sugar

• 1 large egg

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 2¾ cups all-purpose flour

• ¼ tsp salt

• ½ tsp baking powder

• Whole almonds (with skins on)

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🔪 Instructions

1️⃣ Make the Dough

1. Cream butter and powdered sugar until smooth.

2. Beat in egg and vanilla.

3. Mix flour, salt, and baking powder.

4. Gradually combine dry ingredients into wet to form a soft dough.

5. Chill dough 20–30 minutes for easy shaping.

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2️⃣ Shape the Fingers

1. Preheat oven to 325°F / 165°C.

2. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

3. Roll small portions of dough into thin finger-shaped logs (about 3 inches long).

4. Press shallow lines across each finger to create knuckles.

5. Press an almond firmly into one end for the fingernail.

🦴 Tip: Slightly flatten the fingers for a more skeletal look.

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3️⃣ Bake

• Bake for 20–25 minutes until set but still pale (avoid browning).

• Let cool completely—texture firms as they cool.

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👻 Simple Creepy Upgrades (Optional)

• Bone white look: Dust lightly with powdered sugar after cooling

• Dirty witch effect: Add a tiny pinch of cocoa powder to dough

• Broken nail scare: Crack almonds slightly before pressing in

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🧁 Storage

• Airtight container: up to 5 days

• Freezer-friendly: up to 1 month

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🕸️ Serving Idea

Pile onto a dark platter with a tag that reads:

“Do Not Touch… Unless You Dare.”

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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
• green food coloring
• 1 tube red decorator gel

METHOD
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.  If you only use 1 teaspoon of dough, you will get about 4 dozen cookies. Enjoy !