How time flies, dang it: yesterday I was preparing the cotechino and now we’re already in the middle of Carnival… it’s not fair, huh!!!
Amidst all the fried treats typical of the Carnival season popping up everywhere, today to avoid being too caloric, I made a shortcrust pastry and with the molds I got I made these crispy and delicious masks!
On some, I added sprinkles, on others some decoration with royal icing, but most of them I left plain, adding a bit of powdered sugar just before eating them.
They are cute, I must say these molds for making masks (which I’ll list among the recipe tools) are just perfect and the shortcrust pastry shapes beautifully without smudging or anything – highly recommended!
A simple yet impressive little sweet, I believe!
In this 2025, Carnival starts on February 16 and ends on March 4, Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of Lent.
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If you celebrate Carnival, here are some recipes just below:
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 14 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Carnival
INGREDIENTS
- 3.5 oz granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4.4 oz butter
- 1 pinch salt
- to taste lemon zest (organic or untreated)
- to taste colored sprinkles
- to taste sugar flowers
TOOLS
- Rolling Pins
- Parchment Paper
- Molds
- Stand Mixers
FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE COOKIE MASKS RECIPE
then the soft butter, sugar, flour, grated lemon zest, pinch of salt, the yolks and the whole egg.
I mix everything well and let it rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
I roll out the yeast-free shortcrust pastry between two sheets of parchment paper to a thickness of about 1/4 inch (I never get the thickness right, huh huh) and with the specific molds I make many masks that I already place on the baking tray lined with parchment paper.
I brush some with water and immediately add sugar sprinkles and bake at 356°F until the Carnival shortcrust pastry masks are golden.
I let them cool and proceed to make royal icing to decorate in another way these crispy and simple cookies for the whole family!
Enjoy your meal! Annalisa
