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Preheat the oven to 180C.
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Place the flour, cold butter, egg, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, a pinch of salt, and baking powder in a large bowl.
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Knead all the ingredients into a ball, then continue to knead the dough on a work surface until it is smooth and uniform in consistency.
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Shape the cookie dough into logs, divide the logs into pieces weighing approximately 25 grams each.
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Work each piece in the palm of your hands into a strip approximately 8 to 10 centimeters long.
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Shape the knuckles of the fingers by thinning out the dough right above and below the knuckle, use a sharp knife to score the knuckle.
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Place some jam on one end and stick an almond sliver to it so that it adheres to the cookie. Press lightly on the almond: this is the nail.
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Brush the other end of the cookie with some red food coloring so it looks like blood from a finger which has been cut off.
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Place all the cookies on a wax paper-lined baking sheet, approximately 3 centimeters apart.
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Bake the cookies for approximately 20 minutes.
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Let the cookies cool completely before removing them from the baking sheet.
