Gluten-Free Halloween Monster Finger Cookies

Gluten-Free Halloween Monster Finger Cookies are a fun addition to your festivities, especially if you need an allergy-free option. These cookies are made with cassava flour and many spices for more nutrient density than a typical cookie.

Featured Ingredients

Cassava delivers at least 10% or more of the daily value of 16 different nutrients per 1-cup serving, including vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, protein, and fiber. It is a top 25 food source of 6 different nutrients including vitamin B1, potassium, polyphenols, phosphorus, and vitamin C, in addition to being a non-dairy top food source of calcium!

Ginger is an absolute rockstar when it comes to boosting our health. While it’s most famous for treating nausea and other gastrointestinal problems, ginger has also been found to have anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, neuroprotective, cardioprotective, anti-obesity, anti-diabetic, lung-protective, anti-pain, and antimicrobial properties across a wide body of scientific research!  All these benefits are related to its high concentration of phenolic compounds.

Cinnamon has been widely studied for its health effects, with use in folk medicine dating back millennia (and modern science confirming many of its suspected benefits)! Many of the health effects are linked to its high polyphenol content. It is also a top food source of manganese.

Gluten-Free Halloween Monster Finger Cookies

Nutrivore Score: 207

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes minutes

Total Time 32 minutes minutes

Servings 12

Calories 244kcal

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening palm (or lard)
• 1/2 cup raw sugar (muscovado or turbinado)
• 1/2 cup molasses blackstrap
• 2 tablespoons molasses blackstrap
• 1/8 teaspoon mace
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 cups cassava flour
• 2 tablespoons water plus 2 teaspoons of water
• 3 tablespoons jam strawberry
• items for nails dried apricots, banana chips, coconut flakes cut into “nail” size, pumpkin seeds and almonds are an option.

Instructions

• In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening (or lard) and sugar. Add molasses and mix to combine.
• In a separate bowl, mix spices with 1⁄2 cup flour. Add to mixing bowl.
• Add remaining flour 1⁄4 cup at a time, alternating with water.
• Mix 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda with 1 Tablespoon of water. Add baking soda and water mixture to the large mixing bowl and stir to fully combine.
• Chill dough for 1 hour.
• Shape dough into 24 finger-sized cookies. If the dough is sticking to your fingers, wet your hands.
• Pinch in dough at two different points to form knuckles.
• With a sharp knife, cut lines into the knuckles for wrinkles. Dip knife in water in between cookies so it doesn’t stick.
• Spoon jam onto the top of the tip of the cookie, then place your “nail” of choice on top. Spoon jam onto opposite end if desired to resemble the finger being chopped off.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Gluten-Free Halloween Monster Finger Cookies

Amount per Serving

Calories

244

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

9

g

14

%

Saturated Fat

 

2

g

13

%

Trans Fat

 

1

g

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

2

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

4

g

Sodium

 

127

mg

6

%

Potassium

 

266

mg

8

%

Carbohydrates

 

41

g

14

%

Fiber

 

1

g

4

%

Sugar

 

24

g

27

%

Protein

 

1

g

2

%

Vitamin A

 

0.5

IU

0

%

Vitamin C

 

1

mg

1

%

Calcium

 

69

mg

7

%

Iron

 

2

mg

11

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Notes

Stuff for nails

• AIP options include dried apricots cut into nail shape, banana chips, coconut flakes
• Paleo options include sliced or slivered almonds, hazelnuts, pumpkin seeds