Spooky Monster Finger Cookies

 

This recipe can be made plain or with other variations.  I choose to take a more natural approach using pistachios, cocoa and dried berries. But you could make them with food colorings and flavors too.  Have fun!

 

 

Spooky Monster Finger Cookies

Makes 30-40

1 C Butter, Softened
1 C Powdered Sugar
1 Egg
1T Vanilla
Pinch of Salt
2 ¾ C Flour
1 t Baking Powder
About ½ C Sliced Almonds
4 Oz Chocolate, White Chocolate, or Almond Bark

Variations:

1 C Non-salted Pistachios, Ground
2 t Macha Green Tea Powder

OR

1 C Freeze Dried Berries (strawberries, raspberries, blue berries, etc.), Ground

2T Cocoa Powder

Beat the butter and sugar together for a few minutes.  Add the egg and vanilla.

Add the salt, flour, baking powder and the variation ingredients, if needed.  Wrap and chill for at least 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.  Mold the dough into life-sized “fingers”.   As I unfortunately learned later, these cookies spread a little while baking, so make the fingers skinner than your own.  Don’t forget the knuckle and use a knife to mark 3 lines at the knuckle.  I also lightly pressed my finger on the tip so that I could later adhere the almond “finger nail”.  Bake on parchment paper for about 25 minutes.

 

 

 

Once cooled, melt the chocolate in the microwave.  Put a little bit on the tip and place the almond on top.  Make sure to pick the best almond slices. 

 

 

Slightly chill them for about 5 minutes to harden the chocolate and serve!