Name: Freaky Halloween biscuit fingers recipe
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 60
Ingredients: 250 g unsalted butter softened; 1 cup icing sugar; 1 egg; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2.7 cup plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 cup strawberry jam; 125 g blanched almonds

by irena72 Last updated on 07/10/2019

Freaky Halloween biscuit fingers that not only look gory, but taste delicious, similar to shortbread. - irena72

Ingredients

250 g unsalted butter softened
1 cup icing sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
2.7 cup plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup strawberry jam
125 g blanched almonds

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 165C. Beat butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy.
Step 2

Add egg and vanilla and mix well to combine.
Step 3

Beat in flour, baking powder and salt until a soft dough is formed.
Step 4

Wrap in cling wrap and refrigerate for 40 minutes.
Step 5

Take out a 1/4 of the dough and roll a small amount into a sausage. Shape the finger slightly to form knuckles.
Step 6

Place on lined baking tray a couple centimetres apart. Press an almond at the end of the finger for nails and gently score lines around knuckles.
Step 7

Bake in oven for 10-12 minutes until lightly browned.
Step 8

Once cool enough, remove the almond and smear some jam around the end of the finger then place the almond back.
Step 9

Repeat with the remaining dough.

Equipment

electric mixer
baking tray

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

To speed up the resting process I place the dough in the freezer. The shaping of the fingers can be a little time consuming. I get the kids to help out with the almonds and scoring of the lines and their favourite, smearing of the 'blood'. You can use raspberry jam instead of strawberry if preferred.