HAUNTED COOKIE MANSION
Our Test Kitchen has been up to some new tricks creating an eerie abode with cookie dough. Scaring up kids for a work crew will be easy. Just make sure your young ghosts and goblins don't devour all the sweet building materials.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 3h15m
Yield 1 mansion.
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In a large bowl, mix cookie dough and flour. Press into two 15x10x1-in. baking pans lined with parchment. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely before carefully removing to wire racks., Trace full patterns onto waxed paper; cut out. Arrange patterns over cookies. With a sharp knife, cut out pieces. Score and cut out a door and windows as desired; set cutouts and cookie scraps aside., To make icing: In a large bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, meringue powder and cream of tartar. Add water and vanilla. Beat on low speed for 1 minute; beat on high for 4-5 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Set aside 1 cup. Tint remaining icing orange. Cover icing between uses., To assemble: Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert round tip #4. Fill bag with white icing; pipe along sides of front and one side section. Position at right angles to each other on a covered board. Press into place; prop with cans., Pipe icing along inside edge for added stability. Repeat with second side piece and back; let dry. Pipe icing along top edge of house. Position one roof piece; repeat. Pipe icing along top edge of roof pieces., For turret, pipe icing along sides of front and side section. Position at right angles to each other; repeat with back section. Press into place. Pipe icing along top edge of turret. Position one roof piece; repeat. Let dry., To make tombstones: In a microwave-safe bowl, melt 1/2 cup chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Cut cookies in half widthwise; dip each half into chocolate. Let excess drip off and place on waxed paper; let stand for 15 minutes or until set. Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert round tip #2. Fill bag with icing; decorate tombstones as desired., Finishing touches: Attach reserved door cutout to house front with icing. Top with a reserved window cutout; attach pretzel rods with icing for support beams. For caution tape, cut two 6-in.-long strips from fruit roll-up; attach across front of house., Cut remaining window pieces in half. For "Beware" sign, decorate a window piece with icing; attach pretzel sticks. Let dry. Attach remaining window pieces for shutters., Melt remaining chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Cut a small hole in the corner of pastry or plastic bag; insert tip #4. Fill bag with melted chocolate. Pipe over white icing; pull down chocolate with a toothpick., Using orange icing, attach candy corn to roof. Decorate covered board as desired with crushed cookies, tombstones, sign, additional cookies and pretzel sticks.
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mika olt
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them. They had a lot of fun decorating them.
nevaeh parlin
[email protected]These cookies were amazing! They were so easy to make and they tasted so good. I will definitely be making them again.
Mazen Nasry
[email protected]I would definitely make these cookies again. They were a lot of fun to make and they tasted great.
Akeela Mac akeela
[email protected]These cookies were delicious! The sugar cookie base was soft and chewy, and the frosting was the perfect amount of sweetness. The haunted house decorations were also very cute and festive.
Madad Ali mohal
[email protected]I'm not much of a baker, but these cookies were so easy to make. I was able to follow the instructions easily and the cookies turned out great. They were a big hit at my Halloween party.
Aundria Dicks
[email protected]These cookies were a little too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them. They had a lot of fun decorating them, and they ate them all up.
Jd Pitts
[email protected]I made these cookies with my grandchildren and we had a blast! The cookies were delicious and the haunted house decorations were so cute. We used our imaginations to create all sorts of different haunted houses, and it was so much fun to see how they
N Muirhead
[email protected]These cookies were a hit at my Halloween party! They were so easy to make and the kids loved decorating them. I used a variety of different candies and sprinkles, and each cookie turned out unique and festive.
Mr Nouman
[email protected]This recipe is a must-try for anyone who loves Halloween! The cookies are delicious and the haunted house decorations are so much fun to make. I highly recommend using different types of candy for the decorations, such as chocolate chips, M&Ms, and s