Spooktacular Macaroon Cookies

October 29, 2008 :: by Ingrid

Any time of year is a great time to make a delicious batch of cookies. Going along with the spirit of the season, I shaped these cookies into mini ghosts, mummies, and dancing skeletons using the fun candy molds my sister collects. These spooktacular cookies are fun, festive, easy to make, and a great project for kids.

If ghouls and ghosts aren’t your thing, you can use this recipe to make edible foliage, trees, snowpersons, candy canes, shape this macaroon mixture into any form you can dream up.

Once the cookies are made, the option of decorating them is open to ones imagination. I dabbed on a simple raw chocolate sauce to create eyes and a mouth. You could use just about anything edible for the eyes, mouth and make other features too. Be inventive, be creative and have fun with it.

Spooktacular Macaroon Cookies

Most macaroon recipes call for vanilla extract. Please note that using vanilla extract will tint the mixture a shade of pale yellow, which is a great color for the mummy and skeleton cookies. If you are aiming for a creamy white color, omit vanilla extract.

Place all ingredients in a food processor. Process about 30 seconds or until the ingredients begin to stick together.

Form the cookies into desired shapes. If using a mold, press the macaroon mixture tightly into the mold. Place the mold in the freeze for 20 minutes to make the cookies firm enough to pop out from the mold with ease. Alternatively, you can use a cookies cutter or free-form shapes with your hands.

Place the cookies on a dehydrator tray. Dehydrate for 1-2 hours, or more depending on the size and thickness of the cookies.

Yields 3 cups macaroon mixture

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