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Witch’s Fingers

Name: Witch's Fingers for Trick-Or-Treat Halloween Party at #SundaySupper
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup butter softened; 1 cup icing sugar; 1 egg; 1 tsp. almond extract; 1 tsp. vanilla; 2 3/4 cups flour; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. salt; 3/4 cup whole blanched almonds; 1 19gm. tube of red decorator gel

By Tara Noland on October 27, 2012 | Updated August 10, 2023 | 37 Comments

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As you may know from my previous five posts on Halloween it is one of my favorite times of the year. I have been celebrating Halloween one way or another for many many years. One of my all-time favorite Halloween recipes is Witch’s Fingers.

I don’t even know where I got this recipe but we have made them for umpteen years and it is a must-have at Halloween. The shortbread cookie itself is so delicious. You get over the gruesomeness of it very quickly!! If you like cute Halloween treats then try our Jack Skellington Halloween Cheesecakes, Halloween Bat Cupcakes, or adorable Meringue Ghosts!

Even though I am swamped busy right now I couldn’t say no to joining in on #SundaySupper’s Halloween Party. I hope you enjoy all the great recipes that everyone has kindly shared.

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Witch's Fingers for Trick-Or-Treat Halloween Party at #SundaySupper

Yield: 5 dozen

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Inactive Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

You can't have just one, you may need a handful!

Ingredients

1 cup butter softened
1 cup icing sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. almond extract
1 tsp. vanilla
2 3/4 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
3/4 cup whole blanched almonds
1 19gm. tube of red decorator gel

Instructions

In a bowl of a standup mixer with a paddle attachment beat together butter, sugar, egg, almond, and vanilla extract. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt and add slowly.
Roll into a ball and cover with plastic wrap, refrigerate for 30 min.
Preheat oven to 325F. Cut the dough into four sections and work with only a quarter while the rest is refrigerated, roll heaping Tbsp. into a finger shape. Squeeze in the center to make a knuckle. Press almond firmly into one end of the cookie. With a sharp knife make lines on the knuckle and just under the almond.
Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 20-25 min. or until pale golden.
Let the cookies cool for 3 min. Carefully lift up the almond and squeeze the red decorator gel onto the back of the nail bed and then replace the almond, letting the gel ooze out. Remove onto racks to cool completely.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 60 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 67Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 81mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 1g

Recipe calculation was provided by Nutritionix and is estimation only. If you need nutritional calculations for medical reasons, please use a source that you trust.

Witches, ghosts, goblins, vampires, zombies, monsters… Everyone is invited. You don’t want to miss this hair-raising party. It’s sure to be a real scream!

On the menu for our Trick-or-Treat #SundaySupper Halloween Party:

We would love to have you join this special Sunday Supper and bring your Halloween party recipes. So many amazing recipes and this group is just a blast to be around. Our #SundaySupper chat will begin on Twitter at 7 pm Eastern Time. Grab your Bewitching Brew and Ghoulish Grub and join the fun!

Bewitching Brews:

Trick-or-Treat Wine Pairings for Halloween – ENOFYLZ

Ghoulish Gruel:

Steak Bites with Bloody Mary Dipping Sauce – I Run for Wine
Baked Mummy Cheese Dogs – In the Kitchen with KP
Spooky Kid Pizzas – Sustainable Dad
Pumpkin Chili, Pumpkin Dip, & Wicken Witch’s Brew – Daddy Knows Less
Monster Mash – Cindy’s Recipes & Writings
Sloppy Worm Sandwiches – La Cocina de Leslie

Haunted Snacks:

Marinated Mozzarella Eyeballs – Comfy Cuisine
Eyeball Pinwheels – Home Cooking Memories

Spooky Sweets:

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Biscoff Cream – The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
Spooky Ogre Eye Cookies – The Realistic Nutritionist
Jack O’ Lantern Cookies – Magnolia Days
Spooky Good Popcorn Snack Mix – The Weekend Gourment
White Chocolate & Coconut Dipped Strawberry Ghosts – Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
Monster Bites – Cravings of a Lunatic
Vegan Halloween Sugar Cookies – Hezzi-D’s Books & Cooks
Monster Cookies – Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
Tunnel of Doom Cake – That Skinny Chick Can Bake
Candy-Stuffed Rice Crispy Treat Pumpkins – Chocolate Moosey
Witch’s Fingers – Noshing with The Nolands
Sweet Intestines with Broken Glass – The Little Ferraro Kitchen
Graveyard Brownies – The Wimpy Vegetarian
Boo Candy Corn & Chocolate Chip Cookies – Hip Foodie Mom
Pumpkin Halloween Munch – Big Bear’s Wife
Halloween Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Cake Pops – Juanita’s Cocina
Jack-O-Lantern Carrot Cake – Galactosemia in PDX
Ghostly Chocolate Orange Tarts – Happy Baking Days
Halloween Popcorn Cake – Pippis in the Kitchen Again
White Chocolate & Dulce de Leche Ghosts – Vintage Kitchen Notes
Halloween Cereal Bars – Basic N Delicious
Ossi di Morti (Bones of the Dead Cookies) – Webicurean
Pumpkin Pie Pinwheels – Midlife Road Trip

Join us on Twitter throughout the day during #SundaySupper. We’ll be meeting up at 7:00 pm(Eastern) for our weekly #SundaySupper live chat.

All you have to do is follow the #SundaySupper hashtag or you can follow us through TweetChat.

We’d also love to feature your Sunday Supper Halloween Party Recipes on our #SundaySupper Pinterest board and share them with all of our followers, too.

This is a fun Sunday Supper you don’t want to miss! I promise you will have a blast.

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Witch’s Fingers

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!