'Dem bones!
I guess it is a baking day around here today too. I wanted a treat to send with my kids to school tomorrow that was different than cupcakes or sugar cookies so I thought I would try making these bones out of meringue. They were really easy and made a ton, I have enough for both classes.


It was a bit easier because I have a decorator-tipped thing(don't know what it is really called!) that really made it easy. I am pretty sure you could do the same thing with a plastic bag and then cut a hole in the corner.

The recipe is super easy. You just throw 4 egg whites in a mixing bowl, when it gets foamy add 1/4 t cream of tartar.I have used 1/4 t salt when I don't have any. Then beat it until it is stiff then slowly add 3/4 c sugar and beat until it is glossy and the sugar dissolves. Stuff it in the decorator tube and make bone shapes on aluminum foil. My mother-in-law taught me to put them in an oven heated to 350, turn off the oven and leave them there until morning. I think you can cook them at a low temp like 250 for 25 minutes or so, but her way they stay white. I hope my kids like 'em! Hope your Halloween preparations are going well. I am going to do a nice long post tomorrow full of tricks and treats!