Phoebe Cakes the Bulldog A Mardi Gras Tail (Phoebe Cakes Tails)

Phoebe Cakes the Bulldog A Mardi Gras Tail (Phoebe Cakes Tails)

About the Book: From Twelfth Night to Mardi Gras, follow Phoebe, a tiny bulldog on a tail-wagging adventure through the streets of New Orleans in search of a parade just for dogs! "Beads, bouncy balls, and blinky rings...You can catch so many things.So many things to see and do!Throw me something I can chew!" Phoebe [...]

Mardi Gras King Cake Cookies

Mardi Gras King Cake Cookies

Lisa Book Club : Mardi Gras King Cake Cookies . Enjoy with Saturday book.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1¾ cup sugar, divided
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 Tbs honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp lemon extract
  • 2 Tbs ground cinnamon, divided
  • 2½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp cream of tarter
  • Icing:
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • ⅓ cup warm water (may add more if needed)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. In large bowl, cream butter, 1¼ cups sugar, and ½ Tbs ground cinnamon until light and fluffy.
  3. Beat in the egg yolks, honey, vanilla and lemon extracts.
  4. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and cream of tarter and gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
  5. In a shallow bowl or baking dish (I used an 8×8 Pyrex dish), combine remaining sugar and cinnamon. (Depending on how much you like cinnamon you may adjust your cinnamon and…

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Mardi Gras : Shoe Box floats

Mardi Gras : Shoe Box floats

Mardi Gras : Shoe Box floats  at Melville Library will roll at 2pm. Come join the Krewe and let's party ! Lisa Shoebox parade floats allow children an opportunity to use their minds as well as their arts and crafts skills, as they create the parade of their dreams. How to make a shoe box float : Supplies:  [...]