I was watching Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee on Food Network last night and she made the cutest little Hanukkah cookies out of Meringue Cookies. They were adorable!!!! She took two little Meringue kisses and 'glued' them end to end with blue Royal Icing. Then dipped in them in blue sugar to cover the frosting. Then she took a paint brush and brushed blue food coloring on the "stripes" of the meringues and then sprinkled sugar on while the food coloring was still wet! They looked like little dreidels!
Just thought I'd share since they were just too cute! I wish I had a picture! These would be cute for Valentine's Day too with red or pink in place of the blue.
I couldn't find a pic either, but here's the actual recipe:
Hanukkah Meringues
Recipe courtesy Sandra Lee
See this recipe on air Sunday Dec. 17 at 2:00 PM ET/PT.
2 to 3 drops blue food coloring 16-ounce container white frosting 10 ounces mini meringue cookies Blue sanding sugar White sanding sugar Blue Jordan almonds, optional for garnish Silver Jordan almonds, optional for garnishAdd blue food coloring to frosting. Spread frosting onto the bottom of a meringue cookie and sandwich together with another cookie. Sprinkle blue sanding sugar on the cookie, so it sticks to the frosting. Using the food coloring, paint blue stripes on the cookies. Be creative with your design. While stripes are still wet, sprinkle cookie with white sanding sugar. Place on wire rack or plate to firm up. Repeat until all cookies are done.
Serve cookies displayed in a glass bowl or vase, alone or mixed with blue and/or silver Jordan almonds.
Recipe Summary Difficulty: Easy Prep Time: 15 minutes Yield: about 65 cookies
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