Spooky realistic wicked witch finger cookies!
Only 4 days are left until Halloween! And we have been having so much fun baking for this year’s Halloween! These wicked witch finger cookies are very easy to make, and they look very realistic too! My niece Sophie really enjoyed shaping and baking these cookies as well.
So if you’re looking for a Halloween recipe that you can make with the help of your children, this recipe is for you! It’s a great activity, and these cookies are very tasty too!
HOW TO MAKE YOUR WITCH FINGER COOKIES LOOK REALISTIC
We used almonds to make nails, rubbed in some ground cinnamon for the “dirty fingers” effect. And used food colouring to add some blood effect. You can also decorate with the help of some red jam (strawberry, raspberry…) by removing the almond after baking, adding a little bit of jam, and then sticking the almond back to the tip. It will give a creepy bloody effect!
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Ingredients
- 200 grams unsalted butter 2 sticks softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond essence
- 350 grams all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 100 grams halved almonds
- ground cinnamon optional
- red food colouring optional
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl cream the butter until soft, then add the powdered sugar and mix for 3-4 more minutes using a stand mixer.
- Add egg, vanilla extract, baking powder, almond extract, and mix.
- Add in flour and salt and mix.
- Refrigerate batter for half an hour.
- Take out the batter in batches, create fingers shapes by rolling the dough in your hands, and use a knife to create wrinkles on the joints. Press a halved almond to the tip and place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 20 minutes on 160c degrees.
- When cookies are cooled down, decorate with ground cinnamon by rubbing it in the joints and around the nails. You can also decorate by adding some red food colouring or red jam.
Daire
I can’t wait to make these for Halloween this year! I just featured this recipe on my Halloween Foods roundup on my blog!
Debra M Nanez
How many cups of all purpose flour for 350 grams??? HELP…
I wanna try this recipe! 🎃👻
Debra Nanez
Diana
That’s about 2.5 cups! Let me know how they turn out. Happy baking! 🍂
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These are so realistic, I am impressed! Such a clever idea!
Kerry at Kerry Cooks
Oh wow! These are so incredibly realistic that I think I’d have to close my eyes to eat them!
Sus // roughmeasures.com
Oh my, these are so cool! What a great idea!
Urvashi
Brilliant step by step guide. I’d never know they were biscuits!
Kate | The Veg Space
These are fabulous – disgusting, but fabulous!! So realistic looking, I bet my little boy would go mad for these!!
Janie
Please don’t take this the wrong way, but they are HORRID and surprisingly realistic!
I bet kids would go mad for making (and eating!) them 🙂
Janie x
Jo of Jo's Kitchen
These look great. I will make them with my boys when they get a bit older and understand Halloween more!
Margot @ Coffee & Vanilla
Oh, that is really creeepy!!! And thank you for linking to my severed fingers as well 😉
Heidi Roberts
Wow – these are amazing – so realistic!!
lynn @ More4mums
Wow – my girls would love these, just gory enough for them.