Carnival Masks are cute cookies made with shortcrust pastry dough. Gather the whole family to make them and have fun decorating them however you like!
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Budget-friendly
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 8
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Carnival
- Energy 377.40 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 60.31 (g) of which sugars 33.26 (g)
- Proteins 5.80 (g)
- Fat 13.86 (g) of which saturated 8.63 (g)of which unsaturated 5.01 (g)
- Fibers 0.88 (g)
- Sodium 116.95 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 80 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients — Carnival Masks
- 2 1/3 cups 00 flour (or all-purpose flour) (approximately 10.6 oz / 300 g)
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar (about 5.3 oz / 150 g)
- 1/2 cup butter (about 4.2 oz / 120 g)
- 1 lemon zest (grated)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch salt
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar (icing sugar) (about 3.5 oz / 100 g)
- 2 tablespoons water
- as needed food coloring
- as needed colored sprinkles
Steps — Carnival Masks:
Prepare medium-sized mask shapes on a sheet of paper and cut them out carefully.
Make the shortcrust pastry:
In a bowl, work the butter together with the sugar.
Then add the flour, the lemon zest and the salt.
Work everything well until you obtain a smooth, homogeneous dough.
Seal the dough ball in plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the water-based glaze:
Bring the water to a boil and pour it into a bowl with 100 g of powdered sugar.
Whisk and add the food coloring.
Let it cool.
Roll out the shortcrust dough to a thickness of about 3/8 inch.
Place the paper shape on top and, using a sharp knife or a toothpick, cut out the silhouette.
Once you have all the little masks, bake in the oven at 392°F for 10 minutes.
Let them cool and proceed with the decorations.
Brush on the glaze with a pastry brush and place the sprinkles on top.
You can have fun with the decorations — just a bit of imagination and patience!
Before eating the cookies, let the glaze dry.
Have fun, Maky!
You can store these delicious cookies in an airtight container for a few days or alternatively in food-safe bags.
An equally delicious variation is to replace the glaze with melted dark chocolate and then decorate with sprinkles.
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