"finger" cookies

Name: "Finger" Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) butter, softened; 1 cup(s) confectioners' sugar; 1 - egg; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 2 3/4 cup(s) ap flour; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 teaspoon(s) kosher salt; 2 dash(es) red food coloring; xxx - red' frosting; 1/4 cup(s) confectioners' sugar - icing glue; 1 teaspoon(s) lemon juice - icing glue; 1/2 cup(s) sliced almonds

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Geoffry Le Cher

Hoover, AL

Updated on Mar 23, 2011

Looking back over my recipes, and looking for items that might interest other JAP members, I ran across this one. I've used it many times, always at Halloween... and always with the same goulish results. - Geoffry

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield 3 dozen

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 - egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 3/4 cups ap flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 dashes red food coloring
xxx - red' frosting
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar - icing glue
1 teaspoon lemon juice - icing glue
1/2 cup sliced almonds

How To Make "finger" cookies

Step 1

In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter until smooth and creamy. Add the sugar, egg, and vanilla extract and mix well. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt and beat until completely mixed. Cover the dough and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 325°F. With your hands, roll a heaping tablespoon of dough into a finger shape for each cookie. If the dough gets sticky and hard to work with, put it back in the refrigerator for a little while. Place fingers on an ungreased cookie sheet about 3 inches apart. Use a butter knife to make knuckle marks on the finger cookies. Slightly flatten the front of the finger to create a nail. Bake 20-25 minutes, until fingers are slightly golden. Remove from the oven and let cool. Meanwhile, prepare the Icing Glue: Mix together powdered sugar and water in a small bowl until the consistency is similar to that of a paste. Attach almond slice fingernails to the tips of the fingers with Icing Glue. Let glue dry for about 30 minutes. If you choose, mix frosting and red food coloring and dipped the severed end in the mixture… for a particular ghoulish touch.
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