Donut Sugar Cookies
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.
Servings: 60
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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
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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Notes
Follow the step by step instructions in the blog post to decorate each cookie.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 44kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 45mg | Sugar: 3g