Description
Ghostly Meringue Cookies become your Halloween party’s most adorable spectral snack, with wispy white peaks that float like tiny edible phantoms across your dessert table. Crisp meringue spirits whisper sweet memories of playful seasonal baking.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 3 large egg whites
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
Supporting Ingredients:
- ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
Decoration:
- Mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper, ensuring the surface is completely flat and smooth.
- Separate 3 large egg whites into a spotless metal or glass mixing bowl, making absolutely certain no yolk touches the whites. Add ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar and a pinch of salt.
- Whip the egg whites using an electric mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form, approximately 2-3 minutes. Gradually sprinkle in ¾ cup granulated sugar, one tablespoon at a time.
- Continue beating the mixture on high speed until stiff, glossy peaks develop and sugar dissolves completely, about 4-5 minutes. Gently fold in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
- Transfer the meringue into a piping bag fitted with a large round tip. Squeeze 2-inch tall ghost shapes onto prepared baking sheets, leaving 1 inch between each meringue.
- Place 2 mini chocolate chips on each meringue to create spooky ghost eyes, pressing them gently into the surface.
- Slide the baking sheets into the preheated 200°F oven. Bake for 90 minutes without opening the oven door, allowing meringues to dry out slowly.
- After baking, turn off the oven and leave meringues inside for an additional hour to cool completely and crisp up.
- Carefully remove the ghostly meringues from the parchment paper and serve on a festive Halloween platter.
Notes
- Separate egg whites carefully, ensuring no yolk contaminates the whites for perfect meringue volume.
- Use room temperature eggs for easier separation and more stable whipped peaks.
- Pipe ghost shapes with steady hand pressure for consistent, spooky meringue figures.
- Store cooled meringues in airtight container to maintain crisp texture and prevent softening.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3
- Calories: 230 kcal
- Sugar: 55 g
- Sodium: 60 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 55 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg