Each year for Halloween I make creepy looking fingers. I have seen some people call them witch's fingers. To me, it's the same thing. Something edible for Halloween, but almost too creepy to eat.
This year, I took pictures along the way so you could see the progress as I went through each step.
The cookie dough is nothing more than a shortbread cookie recipe. Sugar, flour, butter, Vanilla extract & some Almond Extract. Nothing fancy here! Oh, and I did add some cinnamon, blanched almonds & slivered almonds in strategic places. More on that later.
And here's how I did it.
Overall it took me about 2 hours to do this. If you are making these cookies with someone else, it shouldn't take as long.
They were a big hit at work, and as usual I had some left over at the end of the day because the majority of people couldn't bring themselves to eat the fingers. My husband didn't have a problem eating them, but since he's retired from the US Marine Corps, it doesn't surprise me.
This year, I took pictures along the way so you could see the progress as I went through each step.
The cookie dough is nothing more than a shortbread cookie recipe. Sugar, flour, butter, Vanilla extract & some Almond Extract. Nothing fancy here! Oh, and I did add some cinnamon, blanched almonds & slivered almonds in strategic places. More on that later.
And here's how I did it.
I started out with a spoonful of dough and rolled it into a log between my hands. I had to adjust the amount of dough I used, but I finally had the 'eye' for it and turned out some consistent shapes. |
Here I have added the knuckles. Just take a knife and make 3 slashes in the cookie for each knuckle. They are really starting to look like fingers now. |
A close up |
Halloween fingers can't dig their way out of graves without getting dirt on them can they? I brushed cinnamon on them to give that dirt appearance. And I'm not even done yet.... |
Another close up |
Well, they don't look like actual bones, but close enough. We don't want to get too realistic here. |
A little red food coloring and Voila! It's starting to get creepy. |
Here they are before I put them in the oven for baking in all their creepy glory. |
Another closeup for you |
Overall it took me about 2 hours to do this. If you are making these cookies with someone else, it shouldn't take as long.
They were a big hit at work, and as usual I had some left over at the end of the day because the majority of people couldn't bring themselves to eat the fingers. My husband didn't have a problem eating them, but since he's retired from the US Marine Corps, it doesn't surprise me.
Creepy, creepy, but a great idea. Gee, didn't they turn out well.
ReplyDeleteLoved this blog as very informative too. ((hugs))
The King Casino and Resort
ReplyDeleteThe 토토 사이트 홍보 king casino casinosites.one and resort features a modern herzamanindir.com/ casino with everything you'd expect from a classic Vegas 1xbet korean Strip casino. The resort features 50000 ventureberg.com/ square feet of Funding: $250 millionDesign: Inspired DesignMasters: Ivan Karaszko