Bewitching Hands

Directions

1. 1
   Heat oven to 350F.
2. 2
   Knead drops of food color into dough until it is a yucky shade of green.
3. 3
   Knead flour into dough.
4. 4
   Shape into a 1-in.-thick disk, wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to roll out.
5. 5
   On a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin, roll dough to 1/4 inches thick.
6. 6
   Using a hand shaped cookie cutter, cut out hands.
7. 7
   Re roll and cut scraps once; reserve remaining scraps.
8. 8
   Place half the hands 3 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet.
9. 9
   Make a 1-in.
10. 10
    cut between each finger toward palm.
11. 11
    Pinch fingers so each is about 1 inches longer, thinner, wavy and gnarled.
12. 12
    Press down on fingertips and on palms to make a little thinner.
13. 13
    Mark knuckles with back of a knife.
14. 14
    Roll reserved scraps into balls for warts.
15. 15
    Gently press warts on hands.
16. 16
    Bake 7 to 9 minutes until pale golden around edges.
17. 17
    Remove and immediately press candy-corn on fingertips for nails.
18. 18
    Cool hands on sheet on a wire rack 5 minutes before removing cookies to rack to cool completely.
19. 19
    Repeat with remaining hands.