Ice Cream Cone Pinata Cookies

This post is sponsored by Wilton. I have been hired by Wilton to create beautiful Ice Cream Cone Pinata Cookies using Wilton products.

Enjoy a sweet dose of summer with these delicious Watermelon Ice Cream Cone Pinata Cookies. Fill pinatas with your favorite candies for a special birthday treat.

WATERMELON MERINGUE ICE CREAM CONE PINATA COOKIES

Ice cream cones are perfect for sneaking in some delicious candies. Seal the candy in with crisp meringue swirl cookies and have yourself a birthday pinata.

• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Make Meringue
• Color Meringue
• Pipe Meringue Swirls
• Bake Meringues
• Assemble Ice Cream Cone Pinata Cookies
• How to Package Cookies

STEP 1 – WATERMELON MERINGUE COOKIES

First prepare a swirl piping guide. Cut the parchment paper to fit the baking sheet, (step 1). Then trace circles onto the parchment. Be sure to turn the parchment over so the pencil marks are facing the baking sheet.

STEP 2 – PREPARE MERINGUE

Before I make meringue I always wipe the bowl and beaters with vinegar or lemon juice. This ensures bowl and tools are grease free. Dampen a paper towel with vinegar and wipe down the bowl and wire beater and whisk, (steps 1-4).

Into a heat proof bowl add egg whites, granulated sugar, lemon juice or vinegar.

Pour water into a pot, about 1 inch above the bottom. Bring the water to a simmer, (step 1). Place bowl with egg whites, sugar and lemon juice over the pot with simmering water, (step 2). Stir constantly to heat the mixture until all of the sugar is dissolved. Rub the mixture between your fingers to check if sugar is all dissolved. If there is no graininess sugar is dissolved. Mixture will be white, soapy and hot. This is normal, (steps 3-4).

Transfer egg white mixture to a mixer and beat egg whites at low speed until well foamy. Then gradually increase the speed to medium high.

Try not to beat meringue at a high speed. Beating meringue at a high speed can cause cracks in baked meringues. Beat it until medium stiff peaks are formed. Then beat in corn starch, Vanilla Extract and Lemon Extract and beat until stiff peaks are formed. Meringue should be stiff and shiny.

TIP : It’s important that sugar is dissolved, undissolved sugar crystals can cause sugar beading on the baked meringues.

STEP 3 – COLOR MERINGUE

Color stiff meringue with Wilton Pink Gel Color, (steps 1-4). Divide pink meringue and color one half with Wilton Rose Gel Color, (steps 5-7). You should have light pink and dark pink meringue, (step 8).

STEP 4 – PREPARE PIPING BAG

Add light meringue into dark meringue. Loosely stir, (steps 1-3). Fit a piping bag with a piping tip 1M, (steps 4-5). Fill the piping bag with 2 tone marbled meringue, (steps 6-8).

STEP 5 – PIPE MERINGUE SWIRLS

Secure parchment sheet onto a baking sheet with a little bit of meringue, (step 1). Pipe meringue swirls onto the prepared parchment guide. Use circle outline to size the swirls, (steps 2-5).

To make watermelon seeds I used mini chocolate chips. Add chocolate chips to freshly piped meringue swirls.

STEP 6 – BAKE MERINGUE COOKIES

I baked the meringues at 175F for 3 hours. Then I like to turn off the oven and leave the meringues in the oven until it cools.

STEP 7 – ICE CREAM CONE STAND

To assemble the ice cream cone pinata cookies I used Wilton Cupcake Cones Baking Rack to hold the sugar cones, (step 1). Be sure to fasten the support frame into the latches on the bottom of the frame, (steps 2-4).

Use your favorite sugar cones to make these ice cream cone pinata cookies.

STEP 8 – ASSEMBLE PINATAS COOKIES

Before I filled and assembled the ice cream cone pinata cookies I decorated the sugar cones with Candy Melts and sprinkles.

STEP 9 – MELT CANDY MELTS

Melt the Candy Melts following the instructions on the packaging. If you haven’t used Candy Melts before follow these steps on how to melt Candy Melts.

STEP 10 – WATERMELON SPRINKLES

The exciting part about ice cream cone pinata cookies are, of course, surprise candies but let’s not forget the festive Watermelon Shaped Sprinkles. I just love how colorful and cheerful they are! I picked out large watermelon sprinkles and used them to adorn watermelon meringues.

STEP 11 – ASSEMBLE WATERMELON ICE CREAM CONE PINATA COOKIES

Now let’s put our candy pinata all together, (step 1). Dip the edge of the sugar cone in green Candy Melts, (steps 2-3). Then roll the cone in watermelon sprinkles. Place each decorated sugar cone into the stand, (steps 4-6). Fill the ice cream sugar cones with small candies, dry fruit, marshmallows, etc., (steps 7-8).

Now we need to seal the sugar cone. Dip the bottom of the pink watermelon meringue swirl into the remaining green Candy Melts, (steps 1-3). Glue the meringue onto the sugar cone ,(step 4). Lastly, take large watermelon sprinkles and dip them into Candy melts and glue them onto the meringue.

HOW LONG DO ICE CREAM CONE PINATA COOKIES LAST?

Packaged cookies are good for 7-10 days. Store cookies away from moisture.

HOW TO STORE SUGAR CONE PINATA COOKIES

To package pinata cookies for party favors I nested each ice cream sugar cone into clear piping bag and tied it with a bakers twine.

TO MAKE ICE CREAM CONE PINATAS YOU NEED

• Step by Step Video Tutorial with Narration
• TOOLS
• Mixer
• Bowls
• Baking Sheet
• Parchment Paper
• Piping Tip 1M
• Piping Bags 12 inch
• Pink Watermelon Shaped Sprinkles
• Cupcake Cones Baking Rack
• Vibrant Green Candy Melts
• Pink Color
• Rose Color
• Versa-Tools Spread and Scoop Spoonula
• Small Candies to fill pinata cookies

MORE MERINGUE DESSERTS :

• Meringue Roses
• Lemon Meringue Pie
• Pansy Meringue Cake
• Easy Pavlova
• Strawberry Mousse Ice Box Cake
• Cable Knit Meringue Sweater Cake

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