Name: Frightening Fingers
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened -; 1 cup confectioners' sugar -; 1 large egg, room temperature -; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -; 1 teaspoon almond extract -; 2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour -; 1 teaspoon baking powder -; 1 teaspoon salt -; Red decorating gel -; 1/2 cup sliced almonds -

Ingredients for - Frightening Fingers

1. 1 cup butter, softened

2. 1 cup confectioners' sugar

3. 1 large egg, room temperature

4. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

5. 1 teaspoon almond extract

6. 2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour

7. 1 teaspoon baking powder

8. 1 teaspoon salt

9. Red decorating gel

10. 1/2 cup sliced almonds

How to cook deliciously - Frightening Fingers

1 . Stage

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in the egg and extracts. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Divide dough into fourths. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle.

2 . Stage

Working with 1 piece of dough at a time, roll into 1-in. balls. Shape balls into 3x1/2-in. fingers. Using the flat tip of a table knife, make an indentation on 1 end of each for fingernail. With a knife, make 3 slashes in the middle of each finger for knuckle.

3 . Stage

Place 2 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 325° until lightly browned, 20-25 minutes. Cool for 3 minutes. Squeeze a small amount of red gel on nail bed; press a sliced almond over gel for nail, allowing gel to ooze around nail. Remove to wire racks to cool.