Ingredients:
1 cup unsalted butter
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup ground pecans
red food coloring (optional)
blanched almonds or slivered almonds (optional)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Beat butter and sugar in bowl of heavy duty mixer, until light and fluffy.
Add vanilla and salt.
Add flour, 1/4 cup at a time, blending after each addition.
Stir in pecans.
Dough will be heavy.
Using 1 heaping tablespoonful per cookie, shape dough into”fingers” about 3 inches long and 1/4 inch in diameter.
Place cookies on parchment paper-lined cookie sheet.
Using a knife, lightly score”fingers” a few times across the center and near the top to resemble knuckles.
“Paint”almonds with food coloring and press into the top of the cookie to resemble a fingernail, if desired.
Or make an indentation in the top to resemble a fingernail.
Bake for 25 minutes or until lightly brown.
Servings: 12-15
Time preparation: 30 min.
Time total: 55 min.