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    Home » Recipes » Halloween

    Green Witch Finger Cookies

    Published: Oct 10, 2016 · Modified: Aug 31, 2021 by Kate Hackworthy · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Green cookies shaped like fingers. Text overlay reads Halloween Witch Finger Cookies.
    Rows of Spooky green witch finger cookies with text on the picture - Witch Fingers

    These Halloween Witch Finger Cookies are naturally green with hidden... spinach! You can't taste the leafy greens and they just taste like peanut butter cookies with jam 'blood'.

    Be sure to also whip up these easy Mummy Pizzas and Halloween Bark for quick and simple spooky recipes!

    Rows of cookies shaped like fingers for halloween.
    Spooky Halloween Witch Finger Cookies - made green with hidden spinach!

    Aren't these the most wonderfully grotesque witch finger cookies? I love how gruesome and spooky they are.

    What makes these severed witch finger cookies green? Pureed spinach! Really.

    You can't taste the spinach in these cookies at all, but it makes them a wonderfully spooky green colour - like the wicked witch in The Wizard of Oz.

    They're the perfect Halloween treat for your little ghosts and goblins.

    They'll certainly get a fright when they realise they're eating their greens. Boo!

    I've added peanut butter so although they look spooky, they taste like peanut butter cookies dipped in jam. Yum! Just in the shape of spooky witch fingers.

    These cookies are super easy to make and fun to make with kids.

    Easily vegan and gluten-free. See notes in the recipe card for tips.

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    • Halloween Party Food
    • Ingredients
    • How to make this recipe
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    Halloween Party

    I've absolutely loved Halloween since I was small.

    We lived in Canada and my mum was a bit paranoid and didn't like to let me and my sister go trick or treating, so she threw amazing over-the-top parties instead.

    We had a cassette (showing my age here) of scary sounds that played out to passers-by. We had a dressed up witch who sat on the front porch and fake cobwebs everywhere.

    There were bowls of eyeballs (peeled grapes), toenails (flaked almonds), brains (cooked spaghetti) etc...

    All laid out for daring trick or treaters to touch in the dark, as well as the usual sweets and candies.

    And the food, wow.

    My parents would lay out an amazing spread of spooky homemade food.

    We would have loved to have these scary witch fingers!

    A spooky table with a rack of witch fingers cookies, science beakers and jars of potions.

    Halloween Party Food

    Inside, my parents would bake piles of biscuits, cookies, cakes and other spooky treats for us all to devour as we partied in our fancy dress outfits.

    These Halloween Mummy Pies would have been perfect.

    For something savory, turn bread rolls into the shape of snakes, spiders and other creatures with my recipe for easy bread shapes.

    Go cute with Mummy Pumpkin Cookies or Halloween Bark.

    Want more hidden vegetable recipes? Try naturally green Halloween Monster Cupcakes.

    You only need 15 minutes and 4 ingredients for Halloween Pizzas.

    Now that my kids are old enough to enjoy the fun of Halloween, I've been enjoying cooking up scary foods for them as well.

    These witch finger cookies are a bit of a Pinterest sensation and I've been making them for a few years now.

    This year I thought I'd go back to my vegetable desserts roots and make them green - with spinach!

    Don't worry, you can't taste the spinach - it just gives them the colour.

    I made these ones a bit extra-gruesome with the blood (raspberry jam) and my kids loved them - though they were a bit grossed out as they ate them - perfect!

    A science beaker filled with green cookies shaped like fingers.

    Ingredients

    Spinach - to give the witch finger cookies a green colour - naturally with no food coloring. Don't worry, you can't taste it!
    Butter - or swap to vegan butter if desired.
    Smooth Peanut Butter - for great taste.
    Sugar - to sweeten up the witch cookies.
    Almond extract - or use vanilla.
    Flour - to bulk out the cookies. Use gluten free flour if desired.

    To decorate:
    Toasted almond flakes/slices - for the gruesome fingernails.
    Seedless raspberry jam (or strawberry), for the 'blood'.

    How to make this recipe

    These Halloween witch finger cookies are super easy to make, and kids will love helping.

    Collage: 1 cooking spinach, 2 rinsing, 3 draining, 4 pureeing.

    The first step is to wilt the spinach. Simply heat it in a pan or boil it for a moment until soft. Then drain it, run it under cold water to cool it and squeeze out the moisture.

    Then, chop it up and then puree it in a small blender or with a handheld immersion stick blender. Try to get it as smooth as you can to make the witch finger cookies really green.

    Making cookie dough.

    Then, make the cookie dough. Beat the peanut butter, butter and sugar together until fluffy peanuty goodness.

    Beat in the pureed spinach and almond extract (or vanilla). Sift in the flour and give it a good mix.

    Knead the dough briefly, wrap it up in plastic wrap and chill it in the fridge for half an hour to firm up.

    Then, it's time to make the creepy finger shapes! Roll tablespoonfuls of the dough into 4" long fingers. Then press the sides gently to make knuckles. Cut little ridges in the knuckles and press a toasted almond slice into one end for a gross looking fingernail.

    Bake for 15 minutes, allow to cool slightly, and then dip the non-almond end in a little jam to look like blood.
    Voila - gruesome witch fingers!

    Scroll down to the recipe card for the full ingredients list and method.

    Got to love an easy recipe that's perfect for a Halloween party!

    Rack of cookies shaped like green fingers.

    Cook's Tips

    Puree the spinach well so it gets a nice even colour. Aim for it to puree to a thick paste. I use an immersion blender.

    Make it vegan: use dairy free butter.

    Make it gluten-free: use gluten-free flour.

    Close up of one gruesome spooking Halloween severed witch finger cookie.
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    📖 Recipe

    Rows of naturally green peanut butter Witch Finger Cookies that look scary - perfect for a Halloween party food.

    Naturally Green Witch Finger Cookies

    Kate Hackworthy | Veggie Desserts
    Naturally green peanut butter witch finger cookies! You can't taste the spinach, but it makes them scary and green.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Chilling time 30 mins
    Total Time 25 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 18
    Calories 104 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 2 cups (100g) raw spinach
    • ⅓ cup (75g) butter softened
    • ¼ cup (50g) smooth peanut butter
    • ¼ cup (50g) sugar
    • 1 teaspoon almond extract
    • 2 cups (225g) all purpose flour (plain flour)

    To decorate:

    • Toasted almond flakes/slices
    • Seedless raspberry jam

    Instructions
     

    • Wilt the spinach in a saucepan with a small amount of boiling water, then run under cold water to refresh, squeeze out the moisture, chop up the spinach then puree it with a hand held stick blender until smooth.
      (NOTE: make it really smooth in order to get a good green colour)
    • Beat the butter, peanut butter and sugar together until smooth and fluffy. Add in the spinach puree and almond extract and beat well. Sift in the flour and mix.
    • Turn the mixture onto a lightly floured surface and knead until it forms a soft dough. Wrap in clingfilm and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
    • Preheat oven to 350°F / 180°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
    • Roll tablespoonfuls of the dough into 4-inch long finger shapes and gently press the sides to create knuckles.
    • Use a knife to cut horizontal ridges for knuckles. Press an almond slice into the end of each finger.
    • Place the fingers onto the prepared baking tray and bake for 15 minutes or until the edges begin to turn very slightly golden.
    • Allow to cool for 5 minutes on the tray and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
    • Dip the ends in the raspberry jam to create the look of severed fingers.

    Notes

    Cook's Tip: Be sure to puree the spinach to a paste so the colour of the witch finger cookies is evenly green.
    • Make it vegan: use dairy free butter
    • Make it gluten-free: use gluten free flour

    Nutrition

    Calories: 104kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 2gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 47mgPotassium: 62mgSugar: 3gVitamin A: 625IUVitamin C: 1.6mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 0.8mg

    The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice.

    Tried this recipe?Mention @kateveggiedesserts or tag #veggiedesserts! I love seeing your recreations.

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    Comments

    1. Demeter

      August 23, 2018 at 1:24 pm

      These are ghoulishly perfect for Halloween! Love that they're a healthier twist too.

      Reply
      • Zerina

        October 11, 2021 at 5:09 am

        5 stars
        These are so delicious! Whole family loves them especially the kids. Thank you so much for the recipe, this one is a keeper! Xx

        Reply
    2. Claudia Lamascolo

      August 23, 2018 at 12:36 pm

      5 stars
      this is so creative, I made fingers last year and I love the red blood on these are perfect! I will try that!

      Reply
    3. Shashi at SavorySpin

      August 23, 2018 at 12:00 pm

      5 stars
      These are just too too cool! Loving the coloring from the spinach and what a fantastic take on PB&J eh?!

      Reply
    4. Danielle Wolter

      August 23, 2018 at 11:50 am

      5 stars
      These are so fun for Halloween! what a great idea. isn't it great how peanut butter can mask stuff like spinach?

      Reply
    5. Claire

      November 02, 2017 at 8:52 pm

      5 stars
      So clever using spinach for the green and I LOVE anything with peanut butter. I made these for the kids to take to the village halloween party and everyone thought they were very scary.

      Reply
    6. Liza

      October 29, 2017 at 12:12 pm

      5 stars
      I absolutely and utterly loved these! I made them for my kids and they were almost too scared to eat them. Tasty though!

      Reply
    7. Jan

      November 01, 2016 at 7:39 pm

      5 stars
      These were so fun and scary. Thanks for the recipe they tasted really good and looked so frightening. I'll be making them every year for sure!

      Reply
    8. Izzy

      October 30, 2016 at 9:26 am

      5 stars
      I made them with my son for hallowe'en and we had so much fun. I did the spinach though and then sneaked it in so he didn't see. I didn't want him not to eat them (he is 5). But he loved them. We made them a little bit less scary. Everyone at the party loved the fingers. Thank you

      Reply
    9. Claire

      October 12, 2016 at 12:11 am

      Is the peanut butter missing? Or am I missing something?

      Reply
      • Kate Hackworthy

        October 12, 2016 at 10:57 am

        Oops, correct version posted now! 🙂

        Reply
        • Claire

          October 12, 2016 at 1:41 pm

          Thank you! I'm glad I asked. Really fancy making these.

          Reply
    10. Julia @ HappyFoods Tube

      October 11, 2016 at 7:30 pm

      Wow! Amazing job! They look like real! 🙂

      Reply
    11. Ana

      October 11, 2016 at 3:42 pm

      5 stars
      These witch finger cookies look perfect for Haloween. I am sure kids are going to love this!

      Reply
    12. NOM NOM Boris

      October 11, 2016 at 12:47 pm

      5 stars
      OMG this is so amazingly disturbing!!! Love it. Would make a perfect Halloween snack. This is crazy and kind of healthy ahhaah

      Reply
    13. Becca

      October 11, 2016 at 9:47 am

      5 stars
      I LOVE these - so simple but so effective! And I love that you managed to get your veggies in 😀

      Reply
    14. Kavey

      October 11, 2016 at 8:50 am

      Love these, I've seen spooky fingers on Pinterest but yours look so much more ghoulish and love that they are naturally coloured too.

      Reply
    15. Lisa

      October 10, 2016 at 8:23 pm

      These are awesome! I know my 11 year old granddaughter would love them! Maybe she and I can make them together!

      Reply
    16. Ali - We Made This Life

      October 10, 2016 at 8:07 pm

      Wow these are something special! They look fantastic! I definitely want to make these for our halloween party this year!

      Reply
    17. Sarah, Things Sarah Loves

      October 10, 2016 at 7:37 pm

      Oh my goodness how amazing do these look?!! I love peanut butter and these are perfect for Halloween.

      Reply
    18. Karly

      October 10, 2016 at 7:09 pm

      Ha ha ha they look so freaky but I bet they are delicious!

      Reply
    19. Rosana @ Hot&CHilli Food and Travel Blog

      October 10, 2016 at 6:56 pm

      5 stars
      Brilliant! Love the attention to detail on this fingers! Well done. R

      Reply
    20. Platter Talk

      October 10, 2016 at 6:36 pm

      5 stars
      I love this idea for a Halloween treat!!! They are so gross looking but sound so tasty. Our kids are going to love these!
      Thanks.

      Reply
    21. Tara

      October 10, 2016 at 6:19 pm

      Such great looking fingers! Love the addition of spinach to make them naturally green. Definitely perfect for Halloween.

      Reply

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