Spooky witch fingers with step by step pictures. Finger like cookies made using shortbread cookie dough which makes a great addition to your halloween table.
Spooky Witch Fingers
Something i love about halloween, but i have never made any recipes for that. SO i decided to try a halloween special recipe this time. I saw this spooky witch fingers all over the internet and pinterest. So decided to give it a go.
I had lots of fun when making this cookies and it turned out pretty good as well. The taste was really yummy, buttery sugar cookies.
Ingredients for Witch Fingers
- Unsalted Butter - 1 cup / 220 grams
- Confectioners Sugar / Icing Sugar - 1 cup / 125 grams
- Egg - 1
- Almond Extract - 1 tsp
- Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - 2 ¾ cup / 310 grams
- Baking Powder - 1 tsp
- Salt - ½ tsp
- Blanched Almonds as needed (peeled)
- Green Food Colour few drops
- Red Fruit Jam as needed
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How to Make Witch Fingers
- Preheat oven to 160 degree C. Line a baking tray with parchment and set aside.
- Take butter, sugar in a bowl and whisk well till fluffy.
- Add in both the essence and mix well.
- Add in egg and mix well.
- Add in green food colour and mix well.
- Add in flour, baking powder and salt and mix well till you get a soft dough.
- Chill the dough for 30 mins.
- Now take a tblspn of the dough and shape it into a log like, make indention on it like you have on a finger. Use a knife to make wrinkles. Place a almond on the top as nail.
- Bake this for 20 to 25 mins.
- Now remove it from oven, remove the almonds and place some jam on the nails, place back the almonds.
- Cool it down and store in an air tight container.
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Spooky Witch Fingers Recipe | Halloween Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- Unsalted Butter - 1 cup / 220 grams
- Confectioners Sugar / Icing Sugar - 1 cup / 125 grams
- Egg - 1
- Almond Extract - 1 tsp
- Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - 2 ¾ cup / 310 grams
- Baking Powder - 1 tsp
- Salt - ½ tsp
- Blanched Almonds as needed peeled
- Green Food Colour few drops
- Red Fruit Jam as needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160 degree C. Line a baking tray with parchment and set aside.
- Take butter, sugar in a bowl and whisk well till fluffy.
- Add in both the essence and mix well.
- Add in egg and mix well.
- Add in green food colour and mix well.
- Add in flour, baking powder and salt and mix well till you get a soft dough.
- Chill the dough for 30 mins.
- Now take a tblspn of the dough and shape it into a log like, make indention on it like you have on a finger. Use a knife to make some wrinkles. Place a almond on the top as nail.
- Bake this for 20 to 25 mins.
- Now remove it from oven, remove the almonds and place some jam on the nails, place back the almonds.
- Cool it down and store in an air tight container.
Spooky Witch Fingers Step by Step
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| take butter in a bowl |
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| add icing sugar |
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| mix well |
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| add vanilla and almond essence |
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| mix well |
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| add in egg |
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| mix well |
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| add green colour |
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| mix well |
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| add baking powder |
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| salt |
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| all purpose flour |
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| make it into a dough |
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| chill this for 30 mins or so |
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| take a small ball |
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| roll it like this |
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| make two indention like this |
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| take your blanched, peeled almonds |
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| place it |
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| make wrinkles like this |
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| arrange on a baking tray |
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| bake till done |
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| now remove the almonds |
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| place some jam |
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| place the almonds back |
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| done..looks creepy right |
Yeleena Thomas
Absolutely...looks creepy...Gosh i don't think i can eat that though i know it will be yummy...wonderful work aarthi...how do you feel now?
Anonymous
wow...interesting receipe
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