Yes, it's a thing. And they're gross and taste good and creep you out, all at the same time. Someone at work has a whole table where for the month of October they collect snacks. I usually make zombie skin (spicy peanut brittle) but this year decided to do something extra. These were really easy and everyone who saw them went EWWWW! That's the sign of success, in my Halloween opinion.
Shortbread Finger Cookies
2 sticks of butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 egg
1 t. almond extract
1 t. vanilla extract
2-3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 t. baking powder
1 t. salt
Sliced almonds
green food coloring
1 tube red decorator gel
In a bowl, beat together the butter, powdered sugar, egg, almond and vanilla extract. Add in the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until it makes a dough, then add in a few drops of green food coloring until you get the color you want. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Take a teaspoon of dough and roll it out into a finger shape for each cookie. Press the almond slice into the end like a nail. Using a toothpick turned on its side, make three line indentions about a third of the way down, and then three more towards the bottom (these are for the knuckle joints). Bake in a 325 oven for 20 minutes. Let cool for 2-3 minutes, then gently remove the nail, squeeze some red decorator gel onto the nail bed and replace almond. The red gel should ooze out from under the almond.
Cool thoroughly before stacking or your gel will be a mess.
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