Donut Sugar Cookies with Printable Gift Tag
This donut sugar cookies are so fun to make and decorate with royal icing for any occasion! Grab the free printable tag below – it makes gifting these cookies really easy.
These classic sugar cookies are fun to make and take to your next event or party! I’m a huge fan of creating treats for every occasion, especially delicious ones like these.
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Sugar cookie dough is super versatile and easy to make with only a few ingredients from the grocery store. Start simple ingredients like with butter, granulated sugar and all purpose flour.
Before you get started make sure that you have everything that you need to make and decorate these cookies. I found our cookie cutters and icing bottles at Michaels but you can also order them from Amazon below.
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Sugar cookie supplies:
- KitchenAid Stand Mixer
- Baking sheets
- Parchment paper
- Rolling pin
- Mixing bowls
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Cookie cutters
- Icing bottles
- Wire cooling rack
- Cookie scribe or toothpick
This is my grandma’s sugar cookie recipe – time tested and delicious. The only thing that I have changed over the years is swapped out shortening for butter.
How to make donut sugar cookies:
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Ingredients:
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 4 Tbsp milk
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp salt
Tip: Pre-made Pillsbury refrigerated sugar cookie dough can be used to create these cookies as well. Simply add 1/4 cup of flour to the dough, combine well and roll as directed. I love quick mom hacks like this!
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl with electric mixer or stand mixer with paddle attachment, combine dry ingredients. Add butter, egg, milk and extract. Mix on medium speed until a soft dough forms.
3. Chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least one hour. This helps to prevent the dough from spreading when baked.
4. Dust your surface with flour and use a rolling pin to roll the dough to 1/4″ thickness.
5. Use cookie cutters to cut shapes from the dough. Place the cookies on the prepared cookie sheet.
6. Bake until the cookies are lightly brown around the edges, about 7 minutes.
7. Place the cookies on a wire rack to cool.
This recipe will make about 60 donut shaped cookies.
Use my Easy Royal Icing Recipe to make the best icing for these cookies! You will light pink royal icing tinted with food coloring.
Royal icing tips:
- If the icing is too hard, add more water one drop at a time.
- If the icing is too soft, add more powdered sugar one teaspoon at a time.
- Icing can be stored at room temperature in a an airtight container for up to two weeks.
- To use, mix the royal icing with a hand mixer so that it becomes smooth and shiny again.
- Flood consistency is reached when a spoonful dropped onto a flat surface takes 15-20 seconds to become completely smooth.
These instructions will show you how to decorate donut cookies like these ones but have fun with this process! You can decorate them with all sorts of patterns and designs.
How to decorate donut sugar cookies:
Additional supplies: rainbow sprinkles.
1. Outline each cookie with a line of pink icing.
2. Flood the center of each cookie with icing. Use a toothpick or scribe to coax icing into corners or spaces.
3. Before the icing dries, top with rainbow sprinkles.
Super cute hey?! And perfect for giving with a gift card for coffee!
Allow the icing to completely harden for at least four hours before packaging or storing the cookies. These look amazing wrapped in cellophane and packaged up with a bit of twine.
Add my free printable gift tag and voila! You have a fun gift to brighten anyones day.
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Some of my baking essentials:
- I love using this non-stick bakeware for all of my baking.
- These silicone mitts are perfect for grasping hot pans and baking dishes.
- This Henckel Knife is my favorite for slicing and dicing in the kitchen.
- These parchment paper bags are perfect for packaging and these large Rubbermaid food storage containers are great for storing baking in the freezer.
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Donut Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 4 Tbsp milk
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- 1. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- 2. In a large bowl with electric mixer or stand mixer with paddle attachment, combine dry ingredients. Add butter, egg, milk and extract. Mix on medium speed until a soft dough forms.
- 3. Chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least one hour. This helps to prevent the dough from spreading when baked.
- 4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- 5. Dust your surface with flour and use a rolling pin to roll the dough to 1/4" thickness.
- 6. Use cookie cutters to cut shapes from the dough. Place the cookies on the prepared cookie sheet.
- 7. Bake until the cookies are lightly brown around the edges, about 7 minutes.
- 8. Place the cookies on a wire rack to cool before decorating with royal icing.
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