Trolls' Toes Cookies
Trolls' Toes Cookies are small, toe-shaped sugar cookies decorated with raspberry jam and almond slices to resemble toenails. The dough is a soft blend of butter, powdered sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking powder, and salt, chilled before shaping. The result is a tender, buttery cookie with a fruity touch and a crunchy almond topping that creates a playful, whimsical treat.
Ingredients
The Cookies:
- 4 oz butter (unsalted, good quality, and at room temperature)
- ¾ cup confectioners sugar powdered sugar/icing sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (good quality)
- 1 ⅓ cups flour (all-purpose)
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
For Decorating:
- 4 oz raspberry jam (more or less, as needed)
- 60 lices almonds thin, pick out the one that aren't broken
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Cream butter and sugar until smooth.
- Add the egg and vanilla and mix well. Gradually add flour, baking powder and salt to the mixture.
- Refrigerate the dough for about half an hour, so it’s not too soft to handle.
- Begin by taking small pieces of dough and shaping into a fat, stubby “toe” shape. Use the tip of a butter knife to create a nail bed with a few impressions.
- Use a knife to make the line marks below the nail bed.
- Place on silicone sheet lined baking tray about 2″ apart. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until just beginning to brown. Cool on rack.
- Put a little jam on the nail bed and add almond slices horizontally to create the nail (trim the ends on long slices). Store in a tin.
Notes
- Refrigerate the dough for about 30 minutes before shaping to make it easier to handle.
- Use thin, unbroken almond slices to accurately resemble toenails when decorating.
- Adding green food coloring is optional if you want to tint the cookies, but an organic option is recommended.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 30 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 66
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2 | |
| Calories | 66kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 51mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 19mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 105IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.