Despite its awesome name, the “Witch's Fingers” cookies turn out to be very tasty and crispy. Such an original dessert is recommended to be prepared for Halloween or for any theme party. It should be noted that for this unusual dish there is no need to buy expensive and outlandish products.
Tasty and original cookies “Witch's Fingers”: a step by step recipe
Ingredients Required:
- vanilla sugar - 1 dessert spoon;
- large chicken egg - 1 pc.;
- fresh butter - 160 g;
- granulated sugar - a full faceted glass ;
- baking powder for dough - 5 g;
- sifted wheat flour - from 2.5 faceted glasses (add at personal discretion);
- sea ​​salt - pour to taste;
- peeled pumpkin seeds - a small handful (to decorate the dessert);
- red jam or melted dark chocolate - a little (to decorate the dessert).
Base preparation process
Cookies “Witch's Fingers” should begin to cook with kneading a dough. To do this, beat the melted butter and granulated sugar with a blender, and then lay 1 chicken egg in them. After you receive a magnificent and homogeneous mass, it is necessary to pour in it a baking powder, sea salt, as well as vanillin and wheat flour. As a result of these actions, you should get a dense, but plastic foundation. If the mixed mass is too soft, then it will “blur” under the influence of high temperatures, and the dessert will fail.
So that you can quickly and easily make cookies “Witch's Fingers”, it is recommended to place the finished mass for 16-19 minutes in the freezer. In this case, it is desirable to wrap the base tightly in a food film (in several layers).
Dessert making
To form such an original sweet dish, you should pinch off a piece from the frozen dough, and then roll a stick out of it with the size and shape into a real finger. Next, in one of the ends it is necessary to stick a peeled pumpkin seed that imitates a “nail”. To make the “Witch's Fingers” cookies as close as possible to the presented human organ, it is recommended to make small incisions-folds on sticks.
Dessert baking
After all the semi-finished products are ready, they must be placed on a baking sheet, oiled, and sent to the oven for 17-19 minutes. At a temperature of 190 degrees, such a dessert should become beige or brownish.
The final stage in the preparation
After all the “fingers” have been baked, they should be carefully removed from the pumpkin seed, and a little grease the place of attachment with red berry jam or melted chocolate. Next, the "nail" must be put in place, and then slide the whole dessert on a large plate.
How to serve to the table
The original “Witch’s Fingers” cookies, the photo of which is presented in this article, should be presented to guests along with coffee, hot cocoa, strong tea or some other drink. Be sure that such a dessert will never be without attention from your loved ones and relatives.