HALLOWEEN FAVORITE

Witches Fingers recipe
I made my kids these fun Halloween cookies for years! Even now, as adults, they love it. The recipe is easy and fun for all ages. You can add a little food coloring (green or red) to a small amount of icing and place it under the slivered almond pieces (for nails) to give it a more "realistic" look!

Beat together:
1 cup softened butter
1 cup icing sugar
1 egg
1 tsp almond extract
1 tsp vanilla extract

Mix together:
2 3/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt

Combine both mixtures and refrigerate for 30 minutes, then roll dough into "fingers" and place whole blanched almonds as "fingernails". Bake @ 325F for 20 minutes. If you are going to add food coloring or colored icing for a more "less desirable look," let the cookies cool for 3 mins first, then lift the nail place your color and replace the nail carefully back in its place.

Enjoy and Happy Halloween!