Old-Time Penny Candy Buttons

Description

While using royal icing, I saw how it peeled off parchment paper just like the candy buttons from the 1950’s. This inspired me to give candy buttons a try. As a child it was a good buy for a penny, and quantity was important.

Ingredients

  • 2 12×16 pieces of parchment paper
  • 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 4 ½ teaspoons meringue powder
  • ¼ cup water
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 drop pink, yellow, and blue food coloring paste, or as needed

Prep Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 8 hrs 30 mins

Servings: 10

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