Halloween Shortbread Poppy Seed Cookie Fingers - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
    1 teaspoon poppy seeds
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1/8 teaspoon salt
    1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
    1/2 cup white sugar
    2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    1 teaspoon whiskey
    1 tablespoon fruit jam
    30 almond slices
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
    Whisk flour, poppy seeds, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
    Beat butter and sugar together in a stand mixer until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in vanilla extract and whiskey. Add the flour mixture; beat until dough is just combined and crumbly.
    Chill dough in the refrigerator until set, about 10 minutes.
    Divide dough into 4 portions. Roll 1 portion of dough into a tube on a floured work surface; cut into 1-inch pieces. Place onto prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough. Flatten dough pieces to about 2 inches long and 3/4-inch wide.
    Press the flat side of a butter knife into 1 end of the dough pieces to make a small dent; dot with jam. Place almond slivers onto jam. Score 2 sets of slits with a knife to create knuckles.
    Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 7 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cook completely, about 20 minutes.

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