Meringue Ghost and Pumpkins

Name: Meringue Ghost and Pumpkins
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 24 serving(s)
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

These cute little cookies are just the thing for your Halloween party!

By Beth BranchPublished: Jul 27, 2023

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Ian Palmer

Yields:

24 serving(s)

Prep Time:

20 mins

Total Time:

2 hrs

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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Ingredients

4 large egg whites
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
1 pinch salt
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Orange food coloring gel
Small candy googly eyes
1/4 cup white chocolate, melted
Black food-safe marker

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 200°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Step 4Add orange food coloring to the remaining meringue mixture and repeat, piping three rows of four on the second baking sheet.
5. 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.
6. 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.