Devilish Meringue Halloween Cookies

Devilishly clever cookies complete with horns give any Halloween celebration a slightly mischievous edge. The wicked shades of crimson and black are easy to achieve using the Wilton Color Right Performance Color System.

Skill LevelBeginner

AmountAbout 4 dozen

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Ingredients

Basic Meringue Cookies
1/4 cup Meringue Powder
1/2 cup water
1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
2 cups Royal Icing
Color Right Performance Food Coloring Set
1/4 cup Meringue Powder, 4 oz. Egg White Substitute

Tools
14 x 20 in. Jumbo Aluminum Cookie Sheet
Double Roll Parchment Paper
12 in. Disposable Decorating Bags
Standard Coupler
Large Round Tip 2A
Decorator Brush Set
Round Cake Decorating Tip 12
Parchment paper
Standard Coupler
12-Inch Disposable Cake Decorating and Pastry Bags, 100-Count
Recipe Right Non-Stick Cookie Sheet, 15.25 x 10.25-Inch
Cake Decorating Tools, 5-Piece Brush Set
Cupcake Decorating Icing Tips, 12-Piece Set

Instructions

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Color Tinting How-to

Use Color Right base colors and QuickCount color formulas to tint meringue cookie recipe in the following shade:

Crimson: Meringue Cookie Recipe + 60 C

Royal Icing

Use Color Right base colors and QuickCount color formulas to tint royal icing in the following shade:

Neutral Black: 2 cup white royal icing + 70 BK
Prepare pan

Trace 1 1/2 in. diameter circles, 1 in. apart, on parchment paper. Place paper face down on cookie sheet.
Bake cookies

Tint meringue following color formula above. Prepare two decorating bags with tip 2A. Use decorating brush to brush crimson color up sides of one bag. Fill both bags with tinted meringue. Pipe pull-out dots into circles. Bake and cool cookies following recipe directions.
Decorate cookies

Tint royal icing following color formula above. Prepare a decorating bag with tip 12 and fill with black royal icing. Pipe pull out dot horns on sides of meringue cookies. Let set 1-2 hours, then enjoy!