Black Cat Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 egg whites
• 4 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• Food coloring, black, yellow, and pink or red
• Black licorice strings