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    Home » Eggless Bakes » Cookie Recipes » Spooky Witch Finger Cookies- Eggless

    Spooky Witch Finger Cookies- Eggless

    Oct 23, 2013 · Modified: Dec 20, 2020 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

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    Spooky witch finger cookies, are crunchy, buttery shortbreads baked for halloween. These spooky looking cookies are a fun halloween treat to bake with kids and family.

    Eggless witch finger cookies

    Shortbread recipes

    My kiddos love shortbreads, the buttery melt-in mouth cookies are their first choice when i ask them to pick a cookie recipe. Here are some of our favorite shortbreads

    • Almond shortbread
    • Walnut Shortbreads
    • Coffee cookies

    Kuttu wanted me to bake something spooky for halloween. I don’t know where does he learn the term halloween. He wanted me to make Vampire Cupcakes or Ghost cakes. Luckily this month’s Home Baker’s Challenge too was Halloween themed and Nalini suggested Spooky Witch fingers recipe. When i showed him that, he asked me to bake it for him. But had his conditions. 

    Halloween witch fingers

    The almonds must be peeled and it should be only half almond in a finger, coz that will only look like a nail it seems.   He also wanted me to color the fingers green, since i was against using artificial colors, i said “No” to that alone.

    Steps : Spooky Witch Fingers Cookies

    Spooky witch finger cookies are pretty simple to make. The recipe shared as part of the group contained egg, since i bake eggless, i simply replaced the 1 egg in the recipe using Flax-seed meal.

    Gather all the ingredients needed for the cookies, see to that it is all at room temperature. Soak and peel the almonds and divide them into halves. You can also use whole almond, but since my kiddo insisted on using half almonds, i halved them.

    Cream butter and sugar, until light and fluffy, add the flax egg to it and beat again. Now to this fluffy mix add the sieved flour and baking powder and make a soft, pliable dough. Refrigerating the dough for 20 minutes.

    Spooky witch fingers dough

    Divide the dough into individual portions, shape them into fingers and make markings for knuckles. Bake in a preheated oven at 170c until done.

    The bake timings differ from Oven to oven, i use a microwave-convection oven and it took me 17 minutes to bake these spooky treats. The cookies might look a bit soft while removing, but they turn crisp after resting.

    Halloween bakes

    Spooky Witch Fingers, Eggless Cookies

    Spooky witch fingers are crunchy, buttery shortbreads baked for halloween. These spooky looking cookies are a fun halloween treat to bake with kids and family.
    5 from 5 votes
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    Course: Snack
    Cuisine: American, International
    Keyword: Eggless cookie, Eggless witch finger cookies, Halloween bakes, Halloween Treats, Shortbread recipe, Witch finger cookies, Witch fingers recipe
    Prep Time: 30 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 50 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories:

    Equipment

    • Convection oven

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup Butter @ Room temperature
    • ½ cup powdered sugar
    • 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal mixed with 3 tablespoon hot water replacing 1 Egg
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1&½ cups All purpose flour/maida
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 30 nos whole almonds

    Instructions

    • Mix flaxseed meal and hot water together and keep aside until use. Soak almonds in hot water for 30 minutes. Remove the peel, half them and keep aside until use.
    • In a bowl, sieve together all purpose flour, baking powder and salt.
    • In another large bowl, using a Electric beater, cream butter and sugar until creamy, light and fluffy. Add the Flaxseed water to it and beat well to mix.
    • To this wet ingredient mix , add sieved flour, vanilla extract and mix well using your hands. The dough will be very soft and will come together very easily
    • At this stage, cling-wrap the dough and refrigerated for 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 170C.
    • Remove the cookie dough from the refrigerator. Pinch a gooseberry size balls out of the dough and roll it into a 3.5 inch rope. Place it on the baking tray. Using the blunt side of the knife make markings on the dough for knuckles. You can also pinch on the sides of the markings to make it little bulge and look like knuckle. Stick an almond for the nail.
    • Repeat the same with the rest of the dough. I made fingers out of the entire dough and baked them in batches. i baked 8 @ time and Kept the rest of the fingers in the fridge until use.
    • Bake for 16-20 minutes depending on your oven settings. Keep an eye after 16 minutes. Mine were done after 17 minutes. 
    • Take it out when it starts browning on top. It will be little soft while taking out, it will turn crisp once cooled. let itcool on the wire rack completely,
    • Store the cookies in an air-tight container. Makes an excellent evening snack for kids

    Disclaimer

    I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.

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    These cute spooky witch finger cookies make a great evening snack for the kids. They are also a fun bake along with friends and family.

    Spooky witch finger cookies

    If you want them to be little more gore, add some jam to the nails to look like blood, i didn’t add as i couldn’t stand that much gore to my food. These cookies are a great edible gift during festive season. If you are into gift hampers, do add them into your list this year.

    Some interesting cookie recipes

    • Khapse, from Arunachal pradesh
    • Torcettini di Saint Vincent (Chocolate Flavored)
    • Chocolate Black-pepper sable

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    1. Priya Suresh

      October 23, 2013 at 10:00 pm

      Wow they are seriously very spooky.. Loved his conditions, especially for the almonds..

      Reply
    2. Sangeetha Priya

      October 23, 2013 at 10:14 pm

      Really spooky witch fingers and the first picture pulled me to drop here 🙂

      Reply
    3. Babitha

      October 24, 2013 at 5:34 am

      looks like real finger

      Reply
    4. Motions and Emotions

      October 24, 2013 at 10:48 am

      These are really spooky…kids will enjoy these…

      Ongoing event Party & Giveaway

      Reply
    5. Shama Nagarajan

      October 24, 2013 at 4:22 pm

      perfectly made dear..well presented

      Reply
    6. divya

      October 24, 2013 at 7:51 pm

      wow .. they look gorgeous and super tempting

      Reply
    7. Shobha Keshwani

      October 26, 2020 at 3:01 am

      5 stars
      OMG , they look real scary. I am not sure I would eat them.But it is fun to make them for Halloween.
      Shobha Keshwani recently posted…BLACK EYE BEANS CURRY SINDHI STYLE / CHAUNRAN JI BHAJI DAAGA MEIMy Profile

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    8. Chef Mireille

      October 26, 2020 at 10:48 am

      5 stars
      Are you trying to give me nightmares with these spooky fingers? Kids will definitely love them!
      Chef Mireille recently posted…Classic Southern Cheese GritsMy Profile

      Reply
    9. Archana

      October 26, 2020 at 5:41 pm

      5 stars
      Pass then over! Spooky fingers coming your way! HEEEEE!
      Love them Priya.

      Reply
    10. Linsy Patel

      October 26, 2020 at 8:41 pm

      Love this spooky fingers, love to bite it and break the fingers .

      Reply
    11. Mayuri Patel

      October 27, 2020 at 1:36 am

      5 stars
      Love the idea of using shortbread cookie dough to make spooky witch finger cookies. They look like real fingers. Awesome Halloween treat.
      Mayuri Patel recently posted…Gobi Musallam/Whole Roasted Cauliflower CurryMy Profile

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    12. Super duper kitchen

      October 27, 2020 at 6:05 am

      5 stars
      These are really spooky and perfectly baked. Loved the way alomonds is placed and the presentation too.

      Reply

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