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Mardi Gras King Cookies
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| Servings: Makes about 22 cookies |
| Comments: If you celebrate Mardi Gras, this is a great recipe for King Cookies instead of making a full-fledged Mardi Gras King Cake. The kids will love these colorfully decorated cookies too! |
Ingredients:  Cookies: 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 cup butter, softened 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 cups biscuit and baking mix (Pioneer Brand, Jiffy or Bisquick) Icing: 9 cups sifted powder sugar 1/4 cup Just Whites dried egg whites* (see note below) About 3/4 cup water Paste food coloring in purple, yellow-gold and bright green |
| Instructions: 1. In large mixer bowl, beat brown sugar and butter until creamy, about 3 minutes. Add egg, vanilla and cinnamon; beat until light and fluffy. Add biscuit and baking mix, beating on low speed to combine. 2. Wrap dough in plastic wrap, shaping into a 1-inch-thick disk. Chill dough for at least 1 hour. 3. On surface dusted with additional biscuit and baking mix, roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out shapes with a 5-by-3-inch crown-shaped or other cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. 4. Bake at 350 F for 12 to 14 minutes or until tops are light brown. Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack to cool completely. 5. In a medium bowl, stir together powdered sugar and dried egg whites. Stir in just enough water to make a spreadable consistency. Divide into 3 bowls. Add color by dipping a wood pick into food color and then into icing, stirring to combine. Add more color as desired. Using a pastry brush, brush icing on each cookie to coat top. Place remaining icing in a decorating bag and pipe designs on to cookies. Makes about 22 cookies. *Recipe note: Dried egg whites are in the baking section of most supermarkets. Nutrition information per cookie without icing Calories177Fat8.8 g (5.3 sat.)Cholesterol34 mgSodium8.7 mgProtein2 gCarbohydrate22 g |
| Source: Orlando Sentinel |
| Date: March 3, 2003 |
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Reviewer: Lisa
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I have been looking for this recipe for about a year. I make it for my French students at Mardi Gras. They taste a lot like a cinnamon shortbread cookie and are very easy to make. My kids (and I!) love them.
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I have been looking for this recipe for about a year. I make it for my French students at Mardi Gras. They taste a lot like a cinnamon shortbread cookie and are very easy to make. My kids (and I!) love them.
Reviewer: kate
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i made these cookies to bring into french class at mardi gras. i didn't eat any of them because i was sick that day but all of my friends and my teacher said they were wonderful!
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i made these cookies to bring into french class at mardi gras. i didn't eat any of them because i was sick that day but all of my friends and my teacher said they were wonderful!