Unicorn Poop

I had some egg whites left over from an upcoming cake filling and decided to have fun.

This is pretty much the same recipe as the Peppermint Meringues, just with more varieties of food color and a lot more of it.  I opted for disposable pastry bags.  You could change the extract to vanilla, lemon, or whatever you like, but shouldn't unicorns poop peppermint?

*3 egg whites
1/8 tsp kosher salt
1/3 C sugar
1/2 C powdered sugar
1/8 tsp peppermint extract
food coloring
edible dust or glitter (optional)

1.  Preheat the oven to 200º, 175º if you have a convection setting.

2.  In a stand mixer, whip the egg whites on high until foamy.  Add salt and whip to soft peaks.

3.  With the mixer still running, slowly stream in the granulated sugar.  This should take another few minutes.  Once the whites achieve firm peaks, add the powdered sugar and extract.  Beat long enough to be sure they're going to hold volume, but don't let them get dry.

4.  Divide the whites into however many colors you want to use.  I got out three bowls.  I went for pastel with my color, but you can saturate as dark as you want.

5.  Load up a separate pastry bag with each color, then combine them into one larger pastry bag fitted with whatever 1/4" tip you like.  I think I used #32.

6.  Line two baking sheets with silpat or parchment.  Pipe out "poop" shaped mounds.  The colors will swirl on their own as they pass through the combined tip.  My yellow was a little slow out of the gate, but I had made less of it anyway.

7.  Bake the cookies for 2-3 hours (depending on size), rotating the pans halfway through.  If they start to brown before that, turn down the heat.  Once dry, turn off the oven and leave the door cracked.  Let the cookies stay in there another hour to finish drying.  (oh, and don't make them on a humid day.)

8.  Spray with the edible dust (if using).  Store in an airtight container and serve within a couple of days.  Less, if it's humid out.

Make about 2-3 dozen, depending on size

Difficulty rating  :-0