Witch Fingers

Description
This recipe was generously provided by Ricardo magazine.
 * Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * 60 ml unsalted butter, softened
 * 60 ml sugar
 * 60 ml brown sugar
 * 1 egg yolk
 * 310 ml flour
 * 20 ml (or more) milk
 * 5 ml vanilla extract
 * 24 jellybeans
 * 24 sweetened red peanuts

Directions

 * 1) Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
 * 2) In a bowl, with an electric mixer, beat butter with two types of sugar.
 * 3) Beat in egg yolk until smooth.
 * 4) At low speed, stir in flour, alternating with milk and vanilla.
 * 5) Dough will tend to be dry, but has to stick.
 * 6) Add milk as needed.
 * 7) For each cookie, form a finger with 15 ml (1 tbsp) of dough.
 * 8) Press a candy onto one end of the finger to simulate a nail and insert peanut at other extremity to simulate bloody bone.
 * 9) Place on baking sheet.
 * 10) With butter knife, make small indentations to simulate joints.
 * 11) Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
 * 12) Place baking sheet in center of oven.
 * 13) Preheat oven to 190°C (375°F).
 * 14) Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until fingers are slightly golden underneath.
 * 15) Let cool.