Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup powdered sugar (aka confectioners sugar)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 3/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 36 sliced almonds
  • 1/4 cup strawberry jam

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and set aside.
  • In a large bowl cream together the butter and powdered sugar until evenly mixed with an electric mixer on medium speed.
  • Add the egg and vanilla and mix to combine on medium speed.
  • Whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder in a medium bowl and mix into the batter in 3 additions.
  • When the cookie dough is combined use a small cookie scoop to scoop 1 tablespoon of cookie dough into a ball.
  • Next, shape the ball into a 3-inch cylinder.
  • Make a small pinch right beneath where the nail would be on the cookie. Then make another small pinch where the knuckle would be.
  • Using your index finger make an indent for the nail bed. Place a sliced almond as a nail in the cookie.
  • Next, using the bottom of a piping tip create indents under the nail bed and on the knuckle of the cookie.
  • Finally, break off a small portion of the bottom of the finger so that it appears severed. Repeat steps 6-11 with the remaining cookie dough and place fingers on the prepared cookie sheet 1 inch apart.
  • Chill cookies for 15-20 minutes to prevent spreading in the oven.
  • Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 12 minutes. If they are not yet slightly golden bake for 2 minutes more until the desired color is reached.
  • Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • If desired, use a kitchen torch to create slight burn marks on the fingers around the knuckles.
  • In a small microwave safe bowl warm the strawberry jam for 20 seconds. Use a fine tip paint brush to paint strawberry jam around the nail bed. dip the severed end of the finger in the strawberry jam and transfer to a serving plate. Continue with remaining cookies.