Cookie Failure

I wasn't going to share my lastest failure, but that word is in my title for a reason. Plus I think the outcome is funny!

So I saw on Marthastewart.com finger cookies and without looking at a recipe, I decided to make them, foolishly I had some pretty high hopes.

from: Martha Stewart

I got the pre-made dough to save on time.

I rolled them into fingers:

I added knuckle lines and nail beds:

And this is how they came out of the oven!!! HAHAHA

They spread out like crazy and looked nothing like fingers. Bakers, help me! Would that have happened if I made real dough and didn't cheat? Below are two recipes for these, perhaps next year I will follow them.

Oh well, They still tasted good!

Here is the Martha's recipe: http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/ladies-fingers-are-easy
And here is another person's recipe: http://www.britta.com/HW/HWr.html#fingers