Cookie Masks for Mardi Gras

We are making cookie masks today for Mardi Gras. I used my favorite cut-out cookie dough recipe, cut down to only make a reasonable amount of cookies. Tomorrow is the beginning of Lent, after all! (recipe below)

Last year we used heart shaped cookies to make our masks and this year, I thought I'd try a couple of others; a headless duck and a party hat.

It takes two cookies to make one mask. Just squish them together in the middle. They might take a little longer to bake than what the recipe calls for.

Once they are cooled, frost and decorate. I found it easier to use the back of a spoon instead of a knife to frost them.

While we all agreed that the different shapes were interesting, the children liked the heart shaped masks best.

Cut-Out Cookie Dough

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 C. butter 

3/4 C. sugar 

1 egg 

1/4 Tbl. Vanilla or almond 

1/4 Tbl. butter extract 

1 3/4 C. flour 

1/2 tsp. baking powder 

1/4 tsp. salt


PREPARATION:

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and flavorings and mix well. Stir flour, baking powder and salt together. Add to batter and mix well. CHILL 3-4 hours or overnight before using.

Roll cookies out approximately 1/4 inch thick. Bake cookies at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 8-10 minutes. This dough keeps well in a covered container in the refrigerator for a couple of weeks.