Star Wars R2D2 Treats

All Star Wars fans will love these Star Wars R2D2 Treats
Alright, who else is crazy excited for STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI? Who has already had their tickets for weeks and counting down the days? My kids love Star Wars and have been in countdown mode for a while now and we are taking them to see the movie this Friday night. I think I might just surprise them with a batch of Star Wars R2D2 Treats when they come home from school on Friday! Great way to celebrate The Last Jedi coming to theaters.

Star Wars R2D2 Treats

1 box of white chocolate ding dongs
3 egg whites
1/2 tsp cream of tarter
4 C powder sugar
sky blue, red, and black gel food coloring
4 disposable piping bags, fitted with a number 2 tip
1 cookie sheet fitted with parchment paper

Directions

1. Unwrap the white Ding Dong from the wrapper and place onto the cookie sheet.
2. Using a standing mixer, combine egg whites, cream of tarter, and powder sugar and mix on medium speed until stiff peaks form about 7 minutes.
3. Split the icing into 4 bowls.
4. Add blue gel food coloring into 1 bowl and mix until you get the shade of blue you want.
5. Add red gel food coloring into the second bowl and mix until you get a nice shade of red.
6. Add a tiny amount of black gel food coloring into the 3rd bowl and mix until you get a shade of grey.
7. Add black gel food coloring and mix until you get a good shade of black that you like. Add more food coloring if needed.
8. Scoop each icing into their own bag.
9. Using the blue piping bag, pipe on the blue detail onto the smooth part of the ding dong.
10. Fill in with the blue icing.
11. Pipe a line under the bottom detail of the ding dong.
12. Pipe a black line under the blue line.
13. Pipe a black circle in the middle of the middle big square.
14. Pipe a grey circle in the empty space on the bottom row of squares on the right side.
15. Pipe a red dot onto the rectangle next to the grey circle.
16. Let dry for an hour before enjoying.

Star Wars R2D2 Treats

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Course: Dessert

Servings: 10

Author: Melissa Au

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 box of white chocolate ding dongs
• ▢ 3 egg whites
• ▢ 1/2 tsp cream of tarter
• ▢ 4 C powder sugar
• ▢ sky blue red, and black gel food coloring
• ▢ 4 disposable piping bags fitted with a number 2 tip
• ▢ 1 cookie sheet fitted with parchment paper

Instructions

Directions

• Unwrap the white Ding Dong from the wrapper and place onto the cookie sheet.
• Using a standing mixer, combine egg whites, cream of tarter, and powder sugar and mix on medium speed until stiff peaks form about 7 minutes.
• Split the icing into 4 bowls.
• Add blue gel food coloring into 1 bowl and mix until you get the shade of blue you want.
• Add red gel food coloring into the second bowl and mix until you get a nice shade of red.
• Add a tiny amount of black gel food coloring into the 3rd bowl and mix until you get a shade of grey.
• Add black gel food coloring and mix until you get a good shade of black that you like. Add more food coloring if needed.
• Scoop each icing into their own bag.
• Using the blue piping bag, pipe on the blue detail onto the smooth part of the ding dong.
• Fill in with the blue icing.
• Pipe a line under the bottom detail of the ding dong.
• Pipe a black line under the blue line.
• Pipe a black circle in the middle of the middle big square.
• Pipe a grey circle in the empty space on the bottom row of squares on the right side.
• Pipe a red dot onto the rectangle next to the grey circle.
• Let dry for an hour before enjoying.

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