mardi gras masquerade sugar cookies
Bright sanding sugars, gold pearls, and a killer sugar cookie recipe create a festive Mardi Gras Masquerade Sugar Cookie perfect for celebrating Carnival.
The 2015 Carnival season comes to a close next week as Fat Tuesday sends Mardi Gras out with a bang. If you haven’t had a chance to celebrate this year, these Mardi Gras Masquerade Sugar Cookies are a festive recipe that can be thrown together in no time. We love the look of super bright sanding sugars as well as the sweet crunch they give these sugar cookies. A few edible gold sugar pearls add the touch of bling that Mardi Gras is known for.
I had a stash of fun wooden party picks that I baked underneath a handful of cookies for added flair. The cookies do not cook for very long so the pick did not burn, but make sure to keep a close eye on your cookies during baking and use a food-safe product. I simply adore how the masks turned out! They would be gorgeous dropped in a cellophane treat sack and tied with metallic ribbon – just perfect for spreading Carnival cheer or as party favors for your next Mardi Gras themed bash.
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups flour
- colored sanding sugar and metallic sugar pearls to decorate
- Line baking sheets with either parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together baking powder, salt, and flour. Set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla, mixing until incorporated.
- Gradually mix in dry mixture until dough forms. Form dough into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap for at least an hour before rolling.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Roll dough on lightly floured surface or between two sheets of freezer paper to ¼ inch thick. Cut into desired shapes and transfer to prepared baking sheets.
- Sprinkle with colored sanding sugars and adorn with sugar pearls if desired. Bake 5-8 minutes until lightly golden on edges.
- Transfer to wire rack and allow to cool completely before storing in an airtight container.
RESOURCES
Mask Cookie Cutter – 3″ with Cutouts
Gold Sugar Pearls
Wood Ball End Rock Candy Sticks
You always have the most creative ideas. I love these! They look so festive and perfect!
These are the best mardi gras inspired treats I have seen! They look so cute and I love their amazing colour!
Those little masks are just darling. They are great for Mardi Gras, but I can imagine my daughter asking for them to be made for a princess tea party. It’s fun to celebrate with special foods like this!
These would be awesome for a princess tea party! Or super fun for a superhero party too. :)
Where did you get the awesome cookie cutters? These are wonderful!!!
Hi Laura – I picked them up in a tiny bake shop in California. However, I found the exact cutter on Amazon which is linked in the post.
these are so festive and cute! I love these cookies!!
Thanks Alice!
These are adorable and just in time to bring up the end of Mardi Gras day on YG’s Face Book and Pinterest pages. I love how they turned out. Thank you for submitting them to us and please keep submitting! I’m will be pinning to our “It’s Mardi Gras” board and posting to FB in just a few minutes. Kelli from Yum Goggle.
Thanks Kelli for stopping by and for the kind words! :) Happy Mardi Gras!
OMG this is such a beautiful idea love the pictures great job!
Kimmie,
These cookies turned out great! What a terrific idea and excellent execution!
Thanks!
Mardi Gras sounds so amazing – the music, the glitter, the necklaces… These cookies look like the PERFECT way to celebrate. Stunning.
Kimberly…That’s not food…That is art! Amazing!
Thank you, Arman!