Halloween Finger Cookies
Description
Halloween finger food doesn't get more literal than these frightful finger-shaped cookies packed with pecans and topped with bloody almond 'nails.'
Ingredients
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1 cup unsalted butter
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3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1 cup ground pecans
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50 almonds
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2
Beat butter and sugar together using an electric mixer until fluffy. Blend in vanilla extract and salt. Mix in flour and ground pecans. Shape about 1 tablespoon of dough into a finger, about 3 inches long and 3/4 inch wide. Repeat with remaining dough to form about 50 fingers total.
3
Place fingers 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet; they will expand a little while baking. Stick an almond 'nail' onto the end of each finger. Lightly score some 'knuckles' into the centers using a knife.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until set and very lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Let cool.