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Witches Fingers Malted Cookies

Delishar
makes about 30 cookies/fingers

Ingredients
  

  • 30 almond slices
  • 1 tbsp red food colouring + 1 tsp water
  • 2 drops of green food colouring
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 2/3 cup all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup malt powder I used Horlick
  • 5 tbsp caster sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • Strawberry Jam for dipping

Instructions
 

  • Oven should be at 180C when baking.
  • In a large mixing bowl, mix flour, malt powder, salt, and baking powder together.
  • In large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together.
  • Add in eggs and vanilla extract. Mix well.
  • Pour in dry ingredients and mix well to form dough.
  • Then add a drops of green food colouring until desired colour and mix colour in.
  • Place flattened dough on cling wrap, wrap it up, and leave to chill for 1 hour.
  • When dough is firmed, take half of the portion out and leave the other half chilled.
  • Roll dough to form finger shape, making sure it is thinner about 2/3 the width size as it will spread.
  • Place it on lined baking sheet.
  • Using a paring knife, score the 'finger' to get knuckles.
  • Dip the wider end of the sliced almond in the red food colouring, then push it on to the tip of your 'finger' cookie dough to give it 'nails'
  • Bake in 180C for about 12-15 mins or till edges starts to brown.
  • Allow to cool completely on wire rack.
  • Take about 2 tbsp of strawberry jam, if it's too thick add some hot water.
  • Dip the end of the fingers into the jam to create a bloody appearance.

Notes

Adapted from rachaelraymag