Eweeeee!!! What a sight to see. Me and Madison were surfing the Internet trying to find a fun Halloween treat to take for her class and came across these frightful treats. She was so excited to make them.
Witch Finger Cookies
(I doubled the recipe to make sure I had enough and added 1/4 cup white sugar because alot of the recipes online said the dough wasn't sweet enough,this seemed to help. This is a butter cookie recipe not a sugar cookie.)
1 Cup Butter (Softened)
1 Cup Powdered Sugar
1 Large Egg
1 tsp. Almond Extract
1 tsp. Vanilla
2 2/3 Cups Flour
1 tsp. Salt
3/4 Cup Sliced Almonds
1 Tube Red Decorator Frosting
1/2 Cup Raspberry Jam (Optional)
*In a large bowl combine butter, sugar, egg, almond & vanilla. *Combine flour & salt in a medium bowl. Add wet mixture to dry and mix until moistened. (Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour this is to eliminate fat chunky fingers HE,HE) 
*Work with a section of the dough at a time keeping the remainder in the refrigerator. (I left it all out and my first batch was good the second batch spread a little. I was able to shape with a spoon when they came right out of the oven back to the right finger shape.) Roll heaping teaspoonful of dough into a finger shape for each cookie. Press almond into end for nail.
(Optional** Down the center of each cookie make an indent and add a line of jam and press cookie over it to cover the best you can this is kind of hard but does not have to be covered completely.**)
(Does that look like a gross finger or what??)
Squeeze center to create a "knuckle" shape. (If you used the jam this is hard to do but the look is still great!!) Using a knife make slashes in several places to complete the look of a finger. (You cant see the slashes in the picture but they are there)
*Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet or parchment paper and bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool 3 minutes. Lift off almond squeeze red frosting onto nail bed and press almond back in place so the frosting oozes out. (I took some extra frosting and added a little oil to thin it and drizzled it over the fingers for more of a blood look)
Have Fun and Enjoy this gruesome Halloween treat
https://sites.google.com/site/windleyfamilyprintablerecipes/witch-finger-cookies
