Sweet cinnamon cookies, rolled and cut into fleur-de-lis and alligator then topped with royal icing and purple, green and gold for Mardi Gras.
I just recently did a recipe for King Cake Bread, that was defiantly a hit at my household I guess that means I have to make another one. These cookies are like the bread but in a portable size.
A beverage that you consume during Mardi Gras is called Milk Punch, it close a eggnog but doesn't have any egg in it and not as much nutmeg.
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Mardi Gras Cookies
Time
Prep: 10 minutesChill: at least 4 hours or overnight
Baking: 8 to 10 minutes
Yields 18 cookies
Ingredients
Cookies1 1/2 cups (344.2 grams) Unsalted Butter, softened
5 cups (640 grams) Unbleached All Purpose Flour
1 cup (220 grams) Dark Brown Sugar, packed
1 cup (191.6 grams) Granulated Sugar
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 Tablespoon Ground Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoons Fine Sea Salt
2 Large Eggs, room temperature
2 Tablespoons Pure Vanilla Extract
Royal Icing
4 egg white, room temperature
5 cups (675 grams) Confectioners' Sugar
1 teaspoon Cream of Tarter
1 to 2 Tablespoons Water, to thin it out
Colored sugar, purple green, gold
1. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and sea salt. In a larger bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until like a fluffy about five minutes.
2. Add pure vanilla extract and eggs to the butter-sugar mixture at one egg at a time until incorporated. Lower the speed on your mixer and slowly add the flower at a third a a time. Scrap the sides every so often. The dough might be a little crumbly, that's okay. Hand kneed the dough until all the flour is incorporated.
4. Divide the dough in half. Wrap the plain dough in clingwrap and chill. Flatten slightly then create a crater add the cinnamon and nutmeg then work the dough until work in well. Wrap dough then chill for 3 to 4 hours. Overnight is better.
5. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cover two or three cookie sheets with parchment paper.
6. Divide cookie dough in half. Place the cinnamon cookie dough on the sugar cookie dough then lightly work it together into a swirl like pattern. If the dough becomes soft place in fridge for 20 minutes or freezer for 10 minutes.
7. Sprinkle a little flour on a clean surface or waxpaper. Roll dough out to a 1/4 inch thick. Press cookies out and chill for 10 to 15 minutes. Bake in the oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly golden brown edges. Cool cookies on sheet for 5 minutes then remove to cool completely.
8. For royal icing: add egg whites and cream of tarter to a medium size bowl, turn mixer on to dissolve. Turn up the speed to a high for 5 minutes or until soft peaks. Slowly add in confectioners' sugar a cup in a time then mix for another 5 minutes. Add milk or water to icing a teaspoon at a time until its easily spreadable.
9. Smooth a tablespoon worth of icing onto cookie and smooth over with an offset spatula. Place back onto parchment paper then sprinkle colored sugar on right away. Let the icing set in a fridge or air dry. This may take 30 minutes to 1 hour for it set completely.
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Love the idea! I can make this with my kids and let them be creative with the sparkle design.
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DeleteLoving the colors! Super Fun
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ReplyDeleteHave a great time eating them.
I love these Mardi Gras cookies. I would love to bake them myself on weekend. Yummy!
ReplyDeleteHow cute are these?! I love the color combination that you used! :)
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ReplyDeleteLove evrything about this post! I'm gonna have to make these ASAP
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Lyosha
Inside and Outside Blog
I love how bright and colourful these cookies are. They're absolutely perfect for making with the kids!
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ReplyDeleteThese cookies sound so delicious. I like the way you have decorated them, perfect bright colors for party or a get together.
ReplyDeleteI loved your King’s cake bread recipe and I love the cookies! So festive.
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ReplyDeleteSuper fun looking cookies. I especially like the alligator shape-so fun.
ReplyDeleteThey sound so easy to make and fun to eat..will definitely try them over the weekend!
ReplyDeleteSuch a colorful cookie. Great that you can make it in no time.
ReplyDeleteThese Mardi Gras Cookies looks cute and delightful. These would be so fun to make!
ReplyDeleteThe colours of these cookies are wonderful. Definitely a recipe I'd love to try with the kids. They'll enjoy making them!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great, simple recipe. The colors and the shapes are really fun and are sure to brighten up any party table.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I have ever had milk punch but it sure sounds good. Wow! A month away. Those cookies are too cute.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing I've been looking for this recipe on Pinterest I plan to make some next week.
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ReplyDeleteThese cookies are so adorable and festive! I love all of the colors. So cute!
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