Severed Finger Sugar Cookies

Blogger Mark Evitt of The Manly Housekeeper bakes up some bloody good cookies this Halloween. Learn to make this recipe with our how-to article.

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Prep Time 15 min
Total Time 1 hr 30 min
Servings 24

Ingredients

1: pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix

1: egg

1/4: cup raw slivered almonds

1/4: cup seedless strawberry jam

7: drops red food color

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
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.
3 Bake 15 minutes. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
4 Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix jam and food color with whisk. Trim base of “finger” with fork to give it a severed look. Dip base of finger into jam.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

The longer and thinner you shape the fingers, the more lifelike they will be.

Since the dough does spread out a little, shaping longer fingers will work out better.

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Posted 10/30/2012 11:58:32 AM REPORT ABUSE wisechick said:

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The first batch I made of these was a disaster. Be sure to use very little dough and make fingers VERY thin. They wider with cooking. Making second batch now and hopefully they will be better.

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Posted 10/28/2012 1:33:09 PM REPORT ABUSE Lovetobakemary101 said:

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I just made these today. It came out perfect! I added butter and made them really skinny and long. They do spread out a bit. It should look really thin before you bake it... then it will look perfect once its done. I also used Hershey strawberry syrup. Good luck!

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Posted 10/28/2012 11:27:41 AM REPORT ABUSE zanneontheedge said:

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I think that if I had made the sugar cookies including the butter, as directed on the package, they would have been easier to handle. Next time I will be sure to make them REALLY skinny as they spread out more than I thought they would so became Fat severed fingers.

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