Best 7 Creepy Cookie Witches Recipes

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Calling all culinary sorcerers and baking enthusiasts! Unleash your inner witch and embark on a magical journey to craft the ultimate Halloween treat – Creepy Cookie Witches. These delightfully spooky cookies will cast a spell on your taste buds and add a touch of enchantment to your Halloween festivities. So gather your ingredients, preheat your ovens, and let's conjure up some wickedly delicious treats that are sure to bewitch and tantalize your senses!

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

CREEPY WITCH FINGER COOKIES



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Provided by Christina Hitchcock

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 eggs
2/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup margarine (softened)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup whole slivered almonds
3 tablespoons raspberry jam

Steps:

  • In a large bowl combine eggs, shortening, margarine, vanilla and sugar.
  • Beat ingredients together until well mixed.
  • In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Slowly incorporate dry ingredients into wet ingredients until fully combined.
  • Form dough into a ball and cut into four equal parts.
  • Refrigerate for 20-30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Lightly grease baking sheets.
  • Remove one ball of dough from refrigerator.
  • Scoop 1 heaping teaspoon of dough and roll into a thin finger-shaped cookie.
  • Gently press one whole slivered almond (do not use broken almonds) into one end of each cookie so it extends slightly beyond the end of the cookie.
  • This should give the appearance of a long fingernail.
  • Cut into the dough slightly with a sharp knife near the top and at the center of each finger to make the ridges of knuckles.
  • Arrange the shaped cookies on the baking sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are slightly golden in color, 15 to 20 minutes or until cooked through and slightly golden.
  • Using a serrated knife, carefully slice off the end of the cookie that does not have the almond.
  • You don't need to slice off much of the cookie, just enough to make a jagged edge.
  • Place jam into a small microwave-safe bowl.
  • Microwave for 5 second or until jam loosens up slightly.
  • Remove the almond from each cookie; place a few drops of the jam into the place where the almond was.
  • Replace the almond and press lightly causing the jam to ooze out around the tip of the finger.
  • Dip the other end of the finger in the jam to create a severed finger.
  • Let jam dry before serving.

CREEPY WITCH FINGER COOKIES



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Tender crisp butter cookie shaped witch fingers. Creepy Witch finger cookies are a perfect Halloween treat. How can something that tastes this good look so bad?

Provided by Janet Barton

Categories     Dessert     Snack

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
1 cup powdered sugar (confectionery)
1 egg
1 teaspoon Almond extract
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt (1/2 teaspoon salt, if using salted butter)
3/4 cup whole blanched almonds
green food coloring (few drops)
1 tube red decorator gel

Steps:

  • In a bowl, beat together butter, sugar, egg, almond and vanilla extract; beat in flour, baking powder and salt. Add a few drops of green food coloring until it reaches your desired green. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Roll heaping tablespoons of dough into finger shape for each cookie. Press almond firmly into one end for the nail. Squeeze in center to create knuckle shape; using a paring knife or toothpick, make several places to form knuckle.
  • Place on lightly greased baking sheets or parchment lined baking sheets. Bake in a 325 degree oven for 20-25 minutes or until pale golden. Let cool for 3 minutes.
  • Lift up almond; squeeze red decorator gel onto nail bed and press almond back into place, so gel oozes out from underneath. Let cool. Makes about 28 large cigar size cookies. If you only use 1 teaspoon of dough, you will get about 4 dozen cookies.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 48 g, Calories 77 kcal, Carbohydrate 8.2 g, Protein 1.1 g, Fat 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Cholesterol 14 mg, Sodium 79 mg, Fiber 0.03 g, Sugar 2.5 g

WITCH FINGER COOKIES



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Go all out this Halloween with this spooky Witch Finger Cookies from Food Network.

Provided by Giada De Laurentiis

Categories     dessert

Time 2h

Yield 28 finger cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

Vegetable oil cooking spray
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
28 large sliced almonds
1/2 cup raspberry jam

Steps:

  • Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a rimmed baking sheet with vegetable oil cooking spray or line with a silicone baking mat. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula as needed, about 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in the egg and vanilla until smooth. Gradually beat in the flour mixture until a dough forms.
  • Using about1 1/2 tablespoons of dough at a time, roll the dough between your palms into 5-inch-long fingers about 1/2-inch thick. Firmly press a sliced almond into the end of each finger to make fingernails. Make several horizontal cuts, about 1/4 inch deep and 1/2 inch long, in the center of each finger to make knuckles. Press the dough on either side of the cuts to shape the knuckles. Arrange the fingers on the prepared baking sheet and bake until light golden, 16 to 18 minutes. Transfer the fingers to a wire rack and cool completely.
  • In a small saucepan, heat the jam over low heat until warm, about 2 minutes. Dip the blunt ends of the fingers in the warm jam and arrange on a platter.

SPOOKY WITCHES' FINGERS



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This is a traditional Christmas cookie recipe that we have had in our family for years. All I did was change the shape to make them look like fingers for our annual Halloween party. The cookies make a great conversation piece. My guests loved them!

Provided by Sandra

Categories     Desserts     Cookies

Time 1h15m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
¾ cup whole almonds
1 (.75 ounce) tube red decorating gel

Steps:

  • Combine the butter, sugar, egg, almond extract, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl. Beat together with an electric mixer; gradually add the flour, baking powder, and salt, continually beating; refrigerate 20 to 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
  • Remove dough from refrigerator in small amounts. Scoop 1 heaping teaspoon at a time onto a piece of waxed paper. Use the waxed paper to roll the dough into a thin finger-shaped cookie. Press one almond into one end of each cookie to give the appearance of a long fingernail. Squeeze cookie near the tip and again near the center of each to give the impression of knuckles. You can also cut into the dough with a sharp knife at the same points to help give a more finger-like appearance. Arrange the shaped cookies on the baking sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are slightly golden in color, 20 to 25 minutes.
  • Remove the almond from the end of each cookie; squeeze a small amount of red decorating gel into the cavity; replace the almond to cause the gel to ooze out around the tip of the cookie.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 68.3 calories, Carbohydrate 6.9 g, Cholesterol 11.2 mg, Fat 4.1 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 75.7 mg, Sugar 2.4 g

CREEPY COOKIE-WITCHES



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Vanilla ice cream and chocolate chip cookies make for some tasty sandwiches-and all you'll need to make them boo-tiful is some Halloween sprinkles.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Home

Time 2h20m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 3

3 cups vanilla ice cream, slightly softened
24 chocolate chip cookies (2 inch)
3/4 cup Halloween sprinkles

Steps:

  • Spread 1/4 cup ice cream onto flat side of each of 12 cookies. Cover with remaining cookies to make 12 sandwiches.
  • Roll edges in sprinkles.
  • Freeze 1 to 2 hours or until firm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 220, Fat 9 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Sodium 105 mg, Carbohydrate 35 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 26 g, Protein 2 g

CREEPY WITCHES FINGERS



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Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond extract (orange extract is also very tasty!)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
Green Food Coloring - several drops.
2 1/2 cups flour
Sliced Almonds, almond halves or whole almonds depending on what your store sells
1 (0.75 ounce) tube red coloring gel
Mini chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325*F In a bowl beat together butter and sugar until fluffly. This will take generally 3 - 5 minutes. Add in egg and beat well, scraping sides of bowl as needed. Add almond extract, vanilla extract, baking soda and salt. Mix well. Add in a few drops of food coloring until desired green color. Add in flour 1/2 cup at a time until fully incorporated. Mixture should look like pea sized crumbs. Scoop out 1 tablespoon of dough and roll in your hands until soft and pliable. Roll out snake like with your hands and make sure to keep the indents your fingers naturally make into the dough. Lay flat onto lined cookie sheet. Continue this process until cookie sheet is full. Place an almond on one end of the finger, press slightly so the almond stays in place but doesn't squish the dough too much. Next grab a butter knife and make 3 lines at each "knuckle mark." Don't worry about too many knuckles, it's well known that witches have arthritis and funky looking fingers. Bake for 12 minutes or until cookies are BARELY golden on the bottom. Over cooking these cookies will result in hard biscotti type cookies that will work well for dunking in hot chocolate. When you remove cookies from oven immediately place a mini chocolate chip on each finger as a "wart." Once cookies are cool, pipe red gel around finger nails and at base of finger to make it look bloody. Enjoy immediately and share with friends and neighbors!

SPOOKY WITCH FINGER COOKIES



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Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup butter (softened)
1 cup powdered sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 cups flour
6 drops green food coloring (more or less if needed)
36 whole almonds (blanched)
1 (.67 ounce) tube red gel
1 cup strawberry jam - optional

Steps:

  • In a large mixing bowl mix together the butter, powdered sugar, egg, vanilla, and almond extract.
  • Stir in salt, baking powder, and flour and mix until combined well.
  • Add in green food coloring until you get the color you desire.
  • Leave dough in the mixing bowl and cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill for about 20 minutes.
  • Remove from fridge and roll dough into 1 1/4 inch balls.
  • Then roll each ball into a finger shape about 4-5 inches long. Press an almond into the end of each finger. Using a toothpick make indentations to resemble creases in the fingers where knuckles would be.
  • Place fingers on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until set. You don't want to overcook these cookies or they will dry out and break easily.
  • Cool completely before adding the gel. When cooled, remove the almond and place a little red gel at the base of the nail bed and then replace the almond. Press so that the gel shows around the nail.
  • You can also add gel or jam to the end of the finger or you can leave them the way they are.
  • These witch fingers are so delicious dipped in jam.

Nutrition Facts : Servingsize 1 serving, Calories 3976 kcal, Fat 125 g, SaturatedFat 69 g, Cholesterol 338 mg, Sodium 2681 mg, Carbohydrate 662 g, Sugar 330 g, Protein 54 mg

Tips:

  • Mise en Place: Before you start baking, make sure you have all the ingredients and tools you need. This will help you stay organized and avoid any mishaps.
  • Chill Your Dough: Chilling the cookie dough before baking helps to prevent the cookies from spreading too much. This will result in a thicker, more chewy cookie.
  • Use Parchment Paper: Line your baking sheets with parchment paper to prevent the cookies from sticking. This will also make it easier to remove the cookies from the sheets.
  • Bake Your Cookies Properly: Bake the cookies until they are just set. Overbaking will result in dry, crumbly cookies.
  • Let Your Cookies Cool: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. This will help to prevent the cookies from breaking.

Conclusion:

With these tips in mind, you're sure to create delicious and spooky Halloween treats that will impress your friends and family. So get creative and have fun!

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