Ingredients
Method
- 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