Name: Meringue Ghost Cookies for Halloween
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 4 large egg whites, room temperature; 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar; 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract Powder, optional; 1 cup superfine sugar (I just put regular sugar in my processor for a minute to get it finer; Mini Chocolate chips

These Meringue Ghost Cookies for Halloween are so easy to make; little hands can help. The perfect treat for kids of all ages!

A couple of weeks ago I got together with a friend who also blogs; she and I had plans to make cocktails for today’s Progressive Eats event and we were going to do it right…dry ice and spooky all around.

Well…what the heck happened Barb? Timing happened! I didn’t get to my cocktail until the next day; my Friday Cocktails weekly post was only 2 days away and well, doesn’t take much imagination to figure out I punted.

The spooky good Ghost in the Graveyard Cocktail was published last Friday for Friday Cocktails and I was back to square one. My friend Ansh from Spiceroots persevered though and her cocktail contribution is fitting for the theme she chose as this month’s host, A Spooktacular Halloween Party.

Be sure to check out her and other’s contributions after the recipe. Yes, we are a bit late; someone put a spell on us! Still, these cookies? So easy; three ingredients including the chocolate chip eyes. Mix up some meringue and let them dry in a 200 degree oven for a couple of hours and voila…done!

I started making these Meringue Christmas Tree Cookies years ago for the Christmas Holiday; I love how easily they segued to Halloween. These were much easier too…no glitter or stars, just a couple of mini chocolate chips inserted bottom side out; regular chocolate chips would work too. I had some little hands helping so plan on someone getting very sticky…but we had fun!

This is a fun family effort. Meringue is easy enough, just whipped egg whites with sugar, the ghosts don’t require any special equipment, not even a frosting tip. Cut the corner of a plastic freezer bag and you’ve got a dispenser. And then just swirl a couple of layers and voila…ready for you or kids to poke in a couple of chocolate chips for eyes.

The biggest job is patience. Meringue needs to bake at a low heat; you want to gently bake the inside and just as gently harden the outside and it’s done with a low oven temperature and left for a relatively long time. If I have the time I’ll typically make them the day before I want them and then leave them in the oven overnight after I turn it off.

They should be crunchy on the outside but softer and melt in your mouth on the inside. Fair warning…they are SO easy to gobble down, with or without goblins!

These Meringue Ghost Cookies for Halloween are really so perfect; meringue cookies literally melt in your mouth. Doesn’t that seem most appropriate for a ghost? BOO!!

Spooktacular Halloween Party

Appetizers

Spooky Breadstick Fingers from Mother Would Know

Drinks

Black Magic Martini from Spiceroots

Desserts

Meringue Ghost Cookies from Creative Culinary (You’re Here!)
Mummy Cookies from The RedHead Baker
Jack O’Lantern Apple Hand Pies from The Wimpy Vegetarian
Halloween Spider Chocolate Chip Cookies from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
Loch Ness Monster Pumpkin Strudel from Pastry Chef Online

Welcome to Progressive Eats, our virtual version of a Progressive Dinner Party. Our menu this month features a cocktail, appetizers and desserts for a Spooktacular Halloween Party. Hosting this month is Ansh from Spiceroots.

If you’re unfamiliar with the concept, a progressive dinner involves going from house to house, enjoying a different course at each location. With Progressive Eats, a theme is chosen each month, members share recipes suitable for a delicious meal or party, and you can hop from blog to blog to check them out.

PIN ‘Meringue Ghost Cookies’

Yield: 8 Servings