Julie’s Halloween Frightful Finger Cookies

Julie’s Halloween Frightful Finger Cookies
Julie Grow

1 c softened butter
1/4 c powdered sugar
1 t vanilla
½ t salt
1 1/4 c flour
1 c ground pecans
red food coloring
blanched or slivered almonds (thin)

Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes). Add vanilla and salt. Add flour ½ c at a time, blending after each addition. Stir in pecans. Dough will be heavy. Using 1 heaping tablespoonful per cookie, shape dough into “fingers” about 3 inches long and 1/4 inch in diameter. place cookies on parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. Using a knife, lightly score “fingers” a few lines across the center and near the top to resemble knuckles. Paint almonds with food coloring and press into the top of the cookie to resemble a fingernail. Bake at 300_ for 25 minutes or until brown. Makes about 4 dozen fingers.