easy bones meringue cookies for halloween 🦴
makes about 2 dozen small bone meringue cookies
ingredients
2 egg whites (~60g), room temperature
pinch of kosher salt
1/8 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 cup granulated sugar (100g)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract (2g)
tools
large mixing bowl or stand mixer bowl
hand mixer or stand mixer
spatula
piping bag with large 1a piping tip
baking sheet + parchment paper
wire rack
steps
preheat oven to 225f (or your oven’s lowest setting)
make the meringue: in a large mixing bowl/stand mixer bowl, combine 2 egg whites (about 60g), a pinch of kosher salt, & 1/8 tsp cream of tartar. with hand mixer/stand mixer, beat egg whites on medium-high speed for 1 minute. with the mixer still on, slowly add in 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tbsp of sugar at a time, until all incorporated. after about 5 minutes, add in a 1/2 tsp vanilla extract and whip until stiff peaks, it should be glossy and could take up to 10 minutes. do not overmix
put meringue into a large piping bag with star tip
pipe the bone meringue cookies: pipe bones onto the baking sheet with parchment paper, see pictures below - start by drawing a heart then go straight down to create the middle, then finish with an upside down heart
bake for about 1 hour in the oven. turn off the oven and let bone meringue cookies cool in the oven for another 30 minutes, do not open the door. let dry completely, then gently peel bones meringue cookies off of parchment paper and transfer to a wire rack
notes
this recipe is adapted from the pavlova with fresh berries recipe in cake by maira kalman
