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Severed Finger Sugar Cookies

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  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Servings 2
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Step aside, ladyfingers, there's a scary new dessert for the season. This Halloween, prepare some truly ghoulish cookies, made easy with Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix. Recipe by Mark Evitt.
Created May 4, 2018
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Ingredients

  • 1 pouch Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup raw slivered almonds
  • 1/4 cup seedless strawberry jam
  • 7 drops red food colour

Steps

  •  
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with cooking parchment paper. or silicone baking mats.
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    2
    In medium bowl, mix cookie mix and egg, using fork or spatula, until well mixed and texture of sand or bread crumbs. Squeeze handful of dough crumbs together tightly to form small log or "finger." Score top of log with butter knife to shape the knuckle, then press 1 slivered almond at one end to make the fingernail. Repeat to use up dough. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
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    3
    Bake 15 minutes. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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    4
    Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix jam and food colour with whisk. Trim base of “finger” with fork to give it a severed look. Dip base of finger into jam.

Expert Tips

  • Tip 1
    The longer and thinner you shape the fingers, the more lifelike they will be.
  • Tip 2
    Since the dough does spread out a little, shaping longer fingers will work out better.

Nutrition Information

17.7 Calories, 0.7g Total Fat, 0.5g Protein, 2.5g Total Carbs, 1.6g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 2
Calories
17.7
Total Fat
0.7g
Saturated Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
7.8mg
Sodium
4mg
Total Carbs
2.5g
Dietary Fiber
0.2g
Sugars
1.6g
Protein
0.5g
% Daily Value*:
Exchanges:
Free
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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