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A Recipe for some FINGER FOOD

A couple of years ago, the Mo-Kan Teddy Bear Society was planning their annual Halloween Party and the newsletter suggested bringing a favorite finger food for the snack table.  OF COURSE, that was the perfect excuse to make Finger Cookies.  They were the hit of the day, if I do say so myself.  The recipe below for the basic cookie dough is adapted from a recipe in my old, standby cookbook of over 30 years:

Better Homes and Gardens new Cook Book

       This dough makes a nice buttery, light and crispy cookie and forms into excellent "fingers".  I used the bowl of a little, long-handled baby spoon to shape and 'round' the "nail-base" and also gently press in several random lines across the middle of the cookies at the knuckle joints with the edge of the handle (which was very slightly curved and made of very thin metal) before baking.  Look at your own fingers and you will see what I am talking about.  Brightly tinted red (or black) confectioners' icing is dabbed on the "nail" when the cookies have been cooled. The paste colors used by cake decorators is easiest to use for intense colors. 

Arranged on a plate, these Finger Cookies make a Truly Charming Display on your Halloween Party Refreshment table.

RECIPE FOR COOKIE DOUGH

1 cup butter or margarine

1/3 cup sugar

2 teaspoons water	2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

Cream butter and sugar; add water and vanilla; mix well.   Add flour.  Chill 3 to 4 hours.  Shape into fingers, tapering one end to nail shape and flattening other end (for fingers to be lying on a plate, you, of course, would have to CHOP THEM OFF THE HAND!)  Shape the nail bed and,lightly, press in knuckle lines.  (I used a thin, slightly curved edge for this.)

Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 325 degrees for about 20 minutes.  Watch them carefully, as you don't want them to "tan" too much.  Cool on a rack or on waxed paper on top of several sheets of newspaper.  Ice the nails after they are completely cooled and store them in a covered container. (makes 4 to 5 dozen fingers--depending on how chubby you want your fingers to be...)

RECIPE FOR CONFECTIONERS' ICING

1 cup sifted powdered sugar	cream or milk
1/2  teaspoon vanilla extract	red food coloring

Add sufficient cream or milk to the sifted powdered sugar to make of spreading consistency.  Add vanilla and food coloring.

For the really ambitious Halloween treats baker, I found the following on facebook and just thought I had to share with you. Dracula's Dentures would make a great companion piece for my Finger Food cookies. All the credit for Dracula's Dentures goes to Lori Fillmore, Nestle USA, who made the recipe and kudos to Christy {the Girl Who Ate Everything} for putting it on her site where it ultimately got shared with the facebook universe! DRACULA’S DENTURES FOR HALLOWEEN FRI, 28 OCT 2011 BY CHRISTY {THE GIRL WHO ATE EVERYTHING} My biggest issue with Halloween food is that although it may look cool, rarely does it actually taste good. I knew when I saw these that not only were they unique but they were made from chocolate chip cookies and frosting, something I could totally sink my teeth into. These took 2nd place by Lori Fillmore in the Nestle 2010 Spooktacular Baking Contest. Thanks for the creative recipe! You can make these as easy or hard as you want. You can make your own dough or buy it; make your own frosting or tint some store bought. Notes: recipe by Lori Fillmore; NestleUSA ~~Dracula’s Dentures~~ Ingredients 1 package (18.25 ounces) refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough or your favorite cookie recipe 1/2 cup prepared vanilla frosting, tinted red 1 3/4 cups miniature marshmallows 48 slivered almonds Instructions Prepare cookies as directed on package or according to your favorite recipe. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire rack to cool completely. Cut each cookie in half for a total of 48 halves. Frost the bottoms of all cookie halves with frosting. Place 6 marshmallow teeth around curved perimeter of 24 halves. For additional support, an additional marshmallow can be placed behind the teeth. Top with remaining 24 halves. Insert two almond slivers in between teeth for fangs. If fangs do not adhere, dip tips into frosting. Now I know you will agree that these are just perfect! Happy Halloween everyone! Have a spooky, scary, or down right terrifying Halloween.....that's the best kind of Halloween to have!!!!                                                         Boo! to You,

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