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    Halloween Mickey Piñata Cookies

    Oct 30, 2019 by Nikki

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    When Disney Pink Adventures and I were thinking of ideas to make for our Hangry Disney Halloween collab, she really wanted to make these Halloween Mickey Piñata cookies. We got the inspiration from a lady on Instagram called The Icing Artist. So basically these cookies are 3 sugar cookies combined into one, decorated and held together using royal icing and a surprise ingredient inside... SPRINKLES.

    Now going into making these cookies I was skeptical. It would be one of the first times I was messing with Royal Icing, as well as a recipe I had never tried out before. But Disney Pink Adventures INSISTED we make these, it was her only request. So I obliged and let me tell you....it was an experiment for sure!

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    It was fun, but in the end, we only ended up with enough dough and icing so we could each have 1 piñata cookie each. They were actually good cookies, but they were a pain to make. I don't know how the Icing Artist made it look so easy. Here are a few notes about this recipe that would make me not want to make it again:

    • They are super time-consuming. The dough takes very minimal time to make but the decorating/drying part is the hardest and takes the longest.
    • 3 cookies in 1 are a lot of cookies. They are thick and then you have the icing and sprinkles on top of that.
    • Royal Icing takes some time to master. This was my first time and it was very tricky.
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    If you decide to experiment and make these Halloween Mickey Piñata Cookies, please let us know how they worked for you! Leave a comment or tag us on Instagram @thathangrygurl or @disneypinkadventures.

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    Halloween Mickey Piñata Cookies

    Simple sugar cookies decorated with royal icing with a surprise inside ... SPRINKLES.
    3 from 157 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Decorating time and drying time 50 mins
    Total Time 1 hr
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12 cookies

    Ingredients
      

    Sugar Cookies

    • 1 cup butter
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 egg
    • 2¾ cup flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 lb bag of Royal Icing mix
    • 1 cup water
    • 1 container sprinkles
    • 1 Mickey Mouse cookie cutter
    • Orange and Yellow food coloring

    Instructions
     

    Preparing sugar cookies

    • Beat butter, sugar, and vanilla on high for 2 minutes.
    • Add egg and beat again for 2 minutes.
    • In a separate bowl, combine flour and baking powder.
    • Add dry ingredients to wet mixture gradually. Make sure to mix in between each addition.

    Cutting the Mickey-shaped layers

    • Take the dough and place on a lightly floured surface and roll out to ¼ in. thick.
    • Cut out 12 Mickey Mouse shaped cookies.
    • Place 8 cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
    • For the remaining 4 cookies, cut a hole around where Mickey's face would be. (see picture)
    • Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes until the cookies have golden brown edges.
    • Cool completely before icing/assembling.

    Royal Icing

    • Mix 1 lb bag of icing mix with 1 tablespoon water and mix together. Add more water 1 tablespoon at a time until you reach the desired consistency.
    • I separated the icing into 3 bowls and dyed 1 bowl orange, 1 bowl yellow, and 1 bowl I left white.
    • Then I put the icing into icing bags and decorated the 3 cookies as candy corn. Those will be the tops of the cookie.
    • Let the cookie cool completely before assembling the rest of the cookie.

    Assembling the Cookies

    • Place 1 Mickey-shaped cookie as the base. Line the outside with Royal Icing (color doesn't matter)
    • Place the Mickey-shaped cookie with the hole in it on top of the base cookie.
    • Line the outside of the hole cookie with royal icing. Fill the hole with sprinkles.
    • Place the decorated cookie on top.
    • Let the icing dry and enjoy!

    Notes

    • I used store bought Royal Icing mix. It was a 1lb bag and you just mix it with teaspoons of water gradually to get the consistency you want.
      • You can make your own Royal Icing if you wish to, but you will have to look up a recipe for that on Google.
    Keyword 20 minute, cookies, dessert, Disney, pinata, sprinkles
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