Frightening Fingers

Name: Frightening Fingers
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1 cup confectioner's sugar; 1 egg; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp almond extract; 2 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt; 1 Red decorating gel; 1/2 cup sliced almonds

momma mack @cook_3648322

Frightening Fingers

momma mack @cook_3648322

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Ingredients

20 servings

1 cupbutter, softened
1 cupconfectioner's sugar
1egg
1 tspvanilla extract
1 tspalmond extract
2 3/4 cupall-purpose flour
1 tspbaking powder
1 tspsalt
1Red decorating gel
1/2 cupsliced almonds

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Steps

1

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in the egg and extracts.
2

Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
3

Divide dough into fourths. cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle.
4

Working with one piece of dough at a time, roll into 1-in. balls.
5

Shape balls into 3-in. x 1/2-in. fingers. Using the flat tip of a table knife, make an indentation on one end of each for fingernail.
6

With a knife, make three slashes in the middle of each finger for knuckle.
7

Place 2 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 325* for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.
8

Cool for 3 minutes. Sqweeze a small amount of red gel on nail bed; press a sliced almond over gel for nail, allowing gel to ooze around nail. Remove to wire racks to cool.
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Yield: about 5 dozen cookies.