3 spiced hot chocolate cookies Recipes

sugar, meringue powder, warm water, green liquid or paste food coloring, whole graham crackers, waxed paper, pastry bags or heavy-duty resealable plastic bags, dot (#5, #10) and leaf (#67) decorating tips, pecan halves, base-heavy-duty cardboard or piece of plywood, covered with foil wrapping paper or aluminum foil, spice jars and tall cans or bottles, pretzel rods (7-1/2 inches long), serrated knife and ruler, assorted creme wafers (2-1/2 inches x 1 inch), baking cocoa, cotton balls , optional, red-hot candies, golden raisins or chocolate chip cookies, spearmint candies, sugar ice cream cones

all-purpose flour, unsweetened mexican cocoa powder (or substitute by adding 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon to unsweetened cocoa powder), baking soda, salt, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, sweet butter, at room temperature, margarine, ground cinnamon, generous pinch ground black pepper, generous pinch cayenne pepper, vanilla extract, egg white, dulce de leche (optional), almonds, finely chopped (optional)