Meringue Ghost and Pumpkins
These cute little cookies are just the thing for your Halloween party!
By Beth Branch
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If you're dying to make a big batch of cookies for your Halloween party, but want something as easy as it is cute, these crunchy little meringues will scare you with how fun they are! A food-safe marker (such as this one) makes decorating the pumpkin meringues as easy as can be. And googly eyes make the ghost meringues even easier! Try this no-fail Halloween recipe and you'll be screaming with delight.
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- Yields:
- 24 serving(s)
- Prep Time:
- 20 mins
- Total Time:
- 2 hrs
Ingredients
- 4
large egg whites
- 1/4 tsp.
cream of tartar
- 1
pinch salt
- 1 c.
sugar
- 1 tsp.
vanilla
Orange food coloring gel
Small candy googly eyes
- 1/4 c.
white chocolate, melted
Black food-safe marker
Directions
- Step 1Preheat oven to 200°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Step 2Add egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Begin mixing on low speed and gradually increase to high speed. When egg whites begin frothing up, slowly add sugar, one spoonful at a time. Beat in vanilla. Whip on high speed until mixture is glossy and can hold stiff peaks.
- Step 3Transfer half of the meringue mixture to a piping bag with a round tip. Pipe three rows of four meringues about 1-2 inches apart on one baking sheet.
- Step 4Add orange food coloring to the remaining meringue mixture and repeat, piping three rows of four on the second baking sheet.
- Step 5Bake meringues for 1 hour. Turn off oven, and let baking sheets sit inside the closed oven for 1 more hour. Remove from oven, and cool completely.
- Step 6To make the ghost meringues, attach googly eyes to white meringues with a small dab of melted white chocolate. To make the pumpkin meringues, use a black food coloring marker to draw eyes and a mouth.
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