Scary Halloween Witch Fingers

Mix flour with ground almonds. Add butter (cut into pieces), sugar, almond extract, egg yolk and salt. Quickly knead into a smooth dough, shape into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Meanwhile, place almonds in boiling water and cook for about 5 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water. Drain on a paper towel and remove almond from soft skins. Spread out on a kitchen towel and dry.

Remove dough from refrigerator and cut into 20-25 equal pieces. Roll each to about 10 cm (approximately 4 inches) long and shape into fingers. On each, press on an almond for a fingernail and use a knife to place small wrinkles at joints. Place on a plate and refrigerate for 30 minutes.