Spooky Witch Finger Cookies Recipe
These Spooky Witch Finger Cookies are a buttery shortbread cookie (with green died), finished with a “bloody” red gel and almond finger nail - a perfect Halloween treat!
Serving36 Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, (Softened)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ½ teaspoon almond extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 cups flour
- 6 drops green food coloring, (more or less if needed)
- 36 whole almonds, blanched
- .67 ounces red gel, small tube
- 1 cup strawberry jam, (optional)
Equipment
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl mix together the butter, powdered sugar, egg, vanilla, and almond extract.
- Stir in salt, baking powder, and flour and mix until combined well.
- Add in green food coloring until you get the color you desire.
- Leave dough in the mixing bowl and cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill for about 20 minutes.
- Remove from fridge and roll dough into 1 1/4 inch balls.
- Then roll each ball into a finger shape about 4-5 inches long. Press an almond into the end of each finger. Using a toothpick make indentations to resemble creases in the fingers where knuckles would be.
- Place fingers on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Heat oven to 325℉. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until set. You don't want to overcook these cookies or they will dry out and break easily.
- Cool completely before adding the gel. When cooled, remove the almond and place a little red gel at the base of the nail bed and then replace the almond. Press so that the gel shows around the nail.
- You can also add gel or jam to the end of the finger or you can leave them the way they are.
- These witch fingers are so delicious dipped in jam.
Notes
You can easily leave out the green food coloring so your witch fingers will be the color of the cookie dough. They will still look spooky when you add the red gel around the fingernail and the gel at the end of the finger. We have made these Spooky Witch Fingers green and white. The color will not effect the taste in any way.
Nutrition
Calories: 131 kcal · Carbohydrates: 18 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 6 g · Saturated Fat: 3 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 18 mg · Sodium: 94 mg · Potassium: 29 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 8 g · Vitamin A: 164 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 15 mg · Iron: 1 mg