Prepare everything you need. Take the butter and egg out of the refrigerator in advance.
Put the softened butter, salt, and sugar into the bowl of a food processor.
100 g butter, 1 pinch salt, 2 tbsp sugar
Beat until the sugar granules dissolve. Add the egg.
1 piece egg
Mix. Add half of the flour and baking powder. Instead of baking powder, you can use a third of a teaspoon of baking soda, dissolved in vinegar.
230 g flour, 1 tsp baking powder
Mix, add the remaining flour until you get a soft, non-sticky dough. It should come together easily into a ball.
Cover with cellophane and refrigerate for half an hour. The dough will harden even more in the refrigerator, so it's important that it is soft during the kneading stage. Pour boiling water over the almonds, let them sit for a couple of minutes, then peel off the skin.
10-15 pcs almonds
Take a piece of dough, roll it into a sausage the size and thickness of a finger. Precision is not necessary here, as the witch fingers should be a bit crooked. Use the blunt side of a knife blade to make notches, imitating phalanges. Place an almond in one end and press it slightly.
Remove the almond and add raspberry or any other red jam to the indentation. Apply some jam to the fingers as well. Put the almond back in place.
1 tbsp jam
Transfer to a baking sheet and bake in the oven at 160 ℃ for 15-20 minutes.
The Witch Finger Cookies are ready. They look scary, but they taste delicious.