Nonna Chiara Tapino’s Witch Finger Cookies

Le Dita della Strega

Preparation info
  • Yield: About

    24

    cookies
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      1 hr 30

Appears in
Cooking with Nonna: A Year of Italian Holidays

By Rossella Rago

Published 2018

  • About

My Zia Chiara has always loved to bake and she became particularly adventurous when her first grandchild, Chiara, was born. They began celebrating Halloween in Italy a few years ago, and while it’s not quite the same as Halloween in America, they’ve created a few themed treats to get into the spirit of things. These deliciously spooky almond shortbread cookies are made to look like real witch fingers! The strawberry jam enables the whole-almond nails to sti