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Haunted Cookie Mansion

Haunted Cookie Mansion
Haunted Cookie Mansion takes roughly 3 hours and 15 minutes from beginning to end. One serving contains 454 calories, 21g of protein, and 21g of fat. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 32. If you have water, pretzel rods, peanut butter cookie dough, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Users who liked this recipe also liked A Healthier Cookie with Mini M&Ms, Almond Cookie Bar, and Apple Cinnamon Cookie Bars.

Instructions

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I a large bowl, cookie dough and flour. Press into two 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pans lined with parchment paper.
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Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely before carefully removing to wire racks.
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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.
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To make icing: In a large bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, meringue powder and cream of tartar.
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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.
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Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert round tip #
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Let dry.
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To make tombstones: In a microwave-safe bowl, melt 1/2 cup chocolate chips; stir until smooth.
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Cut cookies in half widthwise; dip each half into chocolate.
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Let excess drip off and place on waxed paper; let stand for 15 minutes or until set.
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Fill bag with icing; decorate tombstones as desired.
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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.
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Cut remaining window pieces in half. For "Beware" sign, decorate a window piece with icing; attach pretzel sticks.
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Let dry. Attach remaining window pieces for shutters.
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Melt remaining chocolate chips; stir until smooth.
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Cut a small hole in the corner of pastry or plastic bag; insert tip #
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Fill bag with melted chocolate. Pipe over white icing; pull down chocolate with a toothpick.
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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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DifficultyExpert
Ready In3 hrs, 15 m.
Servings32
Health Score3
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