Description
These Witch Finger Cookies are a delightful mix of buttery sweetness, spooky shapes, and easy preparation, perfect for Halloween fun and gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ cup whole blanched almonds (sliced almonds)
- 2-3 tablespoons strawberry jam (or raspberry)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F and prepare a baking sheet.
- Cream butter and confectioners’ sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, almond extract, and vanilla extract; mix until combined.
- Stir in flour and baking powder until just combined.
- Chill the dough in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
- Shape into fingers and press an almond into one end as a nail.
- Chill cookies again for 15-20 minutes before baking.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until pale golden.
- Cool slightly and add jam to the 'nail bed' of each cookie.
Notes
Use unsalted butter for better control of sweetness.
Chill the dough to maintain shape while baking.
For nut allergies, consider using pretzel sticks instead of almonds.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg