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Witchfinger Cookies
 
1 cup soft butter
1 cup icing sugar
1 egg
2 tsp. almond extract
2 3/4 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
whole blanched almonds
green food color
raspberry jam
 
Mix together butter, sugar, egg and extract. Add flour, baking
powder and salt, plus a little green food coloring to create a
ghoulish look.  Form into a soft dough.  Refrigerate 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 325 F.  Take a Tbsp. of dough and roll out into a
long  finger shape.  Dip an almond into a little jam and then press
into the end for the fingernail,  Make a knuckle shape in the
center, slash in a few wrinkles and top with small bits of dough
to make a few warts.  Bake 20 minutes on parchment paper-lined or
slightly greased cookie sheet.  Serve cookies to the person who
howls the loudest.

Printable version: witchfinger-cookies.txt.