frightening fingers

Ingredients frightening fingers

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

how to make frightening fingers

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Yield: about 5 dozen cookies.