Mardi Gras Sugar Cookies with Rum Frosting
Mardi Gras and rum go hand in hand, so why not make a batch of these Mardi Gras Sugar Cookies to enjoy?
Servings 24
Calories 260kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp rum extract
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
For the Rum Frosting
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 4 oz 100g cream cheese, softened
- 2 Tbsp dark rum
- 1 Tbsp milk
- 2½ cups powdered sugar icing sugar
To Decorate
- Purple sanding sugar sprinkles
- Green sanding sugar sprinkles
- Gold sanding sugar sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 and line the two cookie sheets with parchment paper or a non-stick baking sheet.
- Using an electric handheld or stand mixer, beat together the butter, powder sugar, egg, and rum extract until combined.
- In another bowl, whisk or sift together the flour, baking soda, and baking powder until combined.
- Gradually beat the dry ingredients into the wet until a dough forms.
- Use a medium-sized ice cream scoop, scoop out some dough onto the cookie sheet.
- Gently press the dough down into a thick mound.
- Bake 10-12 minutes or until light brown around the edge.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely for 10 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Using an electric mixer again, beat all frosting ingredients together until smooth and stiff.
- Scoop some frosting out onto the cookies and gently spread evenly.
- Decorate the top of the cookies with the sanding sugar sprinkles.
- Allow the frosting to set before serving.
- Enjoy and Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 260kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 109mg | Sugar: 19g