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Donut (Day) Cookies

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    Happy Cookie Friday! Or should I say „Happy Donut Day“? Yes, today is Donut Day. It’s one of those food holidays where you/ somebody else/ the world should celebrate a certain dish, baked goods or fruits for example… and well, today it’s all about donuts! Since it’s also Cookie Friday I decided to celebrate both at the same time. So happy Donut Cookie Day! Sounds kind of interesting, right?! ;))

    Donut Day Cookies | Bake to the roots
    Donut Day Cookies | Bake to the roots

    There are so many holidays out there to celebrate. I am not talking about the ones your church/religion or country wants/allows you to celebrate. I am talking about all those food-related holidays. Here in Germany, we do not have that many of those… as far as I know we celebrate the day of the German apple, beer, and open-faced sandwich aka. Butterbrot. But that’s about it. Not many more I think. The US, on the other hand, has a food-related celebration almost every day of the year. They even vary from state to state sometimes ;) Well… lucky us – now we can also celebrate days like „Donut Day“! The day dedicated to fatty fried yeast bakes ;)

    Well… almost in my case. Do we remember? Donut Cookie Day! ;) Even though I like donuts I do not like to make them often. Handling frying fat is not one of my favorites. Not because of the danger (whoooo) – it’s mainly because of the smell that stays in the kitchen for a week and progresses to get worse each day when the smell of fresh frying fat turns into an old cold frying fat smell ;P Not gonna happen with these donut cookies! They just smell delicious when they come out of the oven and smell that way for days. The base for my fake donuts is a simple cookie dough you can also use for any other cookies you want to cut out and bring into certain shapes. The look of the cookies is based on one of my favorite tv shows… you probably recognized already the „Simpsons donut“ decoration with the pink glaze and sprinkles ;)

    Donut Day Cookies | Bake to the roots
    Donut Day Cookies | Bake to the roots
    Donut Day Cookies | Bake to the roots
    Donut Day Cookies | Bake to the roots

    When it comes to decorating cookies with sugar glaze I am not a pro. Definitely not. Delicate decorations aren’t my forte. But these blobs on top of the cookies are absolutely doable for me. No fine lines or different colors – just a simple shape and sprinkles. The only thing I probably would have known if I was a pro… let the cookies dry much longer ;) I made the cookies and thought letting them dry for several hours would be enough. Nope. When I was taking pictures and stacking them on top of each other they started to stick together and the glaze got messy. The „Kiss of Death“ was the transportation box I put them in to bring them to work. They looked horrible afterward. So learn from my mistakes and let them dry at least 1-2 days ;)

    INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN

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    (about 36-40 cookies)

    For the dough:
    1 cup (230g) butter, room temperature
    3/4 cup (150g) sugar
    1 medium egg
    1 tsp. vanilla extract
    3 cups (390g) all-purpose flour
    1 tsp. baking powder
    1/4 tsp. salt

    For the icing:
    2 cups (250g) confectioners’ sugar
    1 tsp. vanilla extract
    2-5 tbsp. heavy cream
    food color (pink, blue, yellow etc.)
    rainbow sprinkles

    (ca. 36-40 Cookies)

    Für den Teig:
    230g weiche Butter
    150g Zucker
    1 Ei (M)
    1 TL Vanille Extrakt
    390g Mehl (Type 550)
    1 TL Backpulver
    1/4 TL Salz

    Für die Glasur:
    250g Puderzucker (plus ggf. mehr)
    1 TL Vanille Extrakt
    2-5 EL Sahne
    Lebensmittelfarbe (z.B. Pink, Blau, Gelb…)
    Regenbogen Sprinkles

    Donut Day Cookies | Bake to the roots
    Donut Day Cookies | Bake to the roots
    Donut Day Cookies | Bake to the roots
    Donut Day Cookies | Bake to the roots

    DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG

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    1. Add the butter and sugar to a large mixing bowl and mix on high speed until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix in well. Mix the flour with baking powder, and salt and add to the mixing bowl and mix/knead until a nice dough comes together. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 2 hours (or overnight).

    2. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside. Roll out half of the dough (keep the rest in the fridge) on a floured surface – about 1/4 inch (0,6cm) thick. Use two different sized round cookie cutters (the large one about 2.7 inches/7cm) and cut out donut shaped cookies, make some of them with bite marks on the side if you like. Place on the prepared baking sheets and bake for 9-10 minutes. Take out of the oven and let cool down a bit on the baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack and let cool down completely. Repeat with the remaining dough.

    3. For the icing mix the confectioners’ sugar with the vanilla extract and 1-2 tablespoons of the heavy cream until smooth. The icing should be quite thick for the outlines. Add some food color and mix in until evenly colored. Fill some of the icing into a piping bag with a small round tip and draw the outlines for the frosting onto the cookies. Add the remaining frosting back to the bowl and mix with some more heavy cream – the icing should be a little bit less thick this time. Ice the cookies inside the drawn borders – use a toothpick to correct any flaws in the frosting – and sprinkle with some rainbow sprinkles. Let dry.

    Note: Icing the cookie with the method described would be the “professional” way ;) If you are less experienced you can make the icing kind of “medium” thick and make the borders and filling with the same frosting at the same time. It is much easier and faster but there are slight chances that the icing will run over the edges of the cookies so you might want to test first with one cookie and then adapt the icing by adding some more confectioner’s sugar if needed.

    1. Die Butter und den Zucker in eine große Schüssel geben und auf höchster Stufe hell und luftig aufschlagen. Ei und Vanille Extrakt dazugeben und gut unterrühren. Mehl mit Backpulver und Salz vermischen und zur Schüssel dazugeben – nur kurz verrühren/kneten, bis der Teig zusammenhält. In Klarsichtfolie einschlagen und dann für 2 Stunden (oder über Nacht) in den Kühlschrank legen.

    2. Den Ofen auf 180°C (350°F) vorheizen. Ein Backblech mit Backpapier auslegen und zur Seite stellen. Die Hälfte des Teiges (Rest im Kühlschrank lassen) auf einer bemehlten Fläche ausrollen (ca. 0,6cm dick). Mit zwei unterschiedlich großen runden Keksausstechern (der größere Ausstecher ca. 7cm im Durchmesser) Donuts ausstechen und auf das Backblech legen. Für 9-10 Minuten backen. Cookies aus dem Ofen holen und in paar Minuten auf dem Blech abkühlen lassen, dann auf einem Kuchengitter komplett auskühlen lassen. Mit dem restlichen Teig wiederholen.

    3. Für die Glasur den Puderzucker mit dem Vanille Extrakt und 1-2 EL der Sahne glatt rühren – die Glasur sollte recht dickflüssig sein für die Outlines auf den Cookies. Die Glasur mit etwas Lebensmittelfarbe einfärben und dann in einen Spritzbeutel mit kleiner runder Tülle einfüllen. Die Outlines für das Donut Icing auf die Cookies aufspritzen. Die übrig gebliebene Glasur zurück in die Schüssel geben und mit etwas Sahne verdünnen. Wieder in den Spritzbeutel füllen und dann das Innere der Outlines mit Glasur ausfüllen – mit einem Zahnstocher ggf. kleine Unebenheiten korrigieren. Mit Regenbogen Sprinkles bestreuen und mehrere Stunden trocknen lassen.

    Hinweis: Die oben beschriebene Methode ist für erfahrenere Cookie-Dekorierer ;) Alle anderen können die Glasur von Anfang an etwas weniger dickflüssig machen und dann alles mit der gleichen Glasur dekorieren – Outlines und Füllung zur gleichen Zeit. Die Methode ist einfacher, aber manchmal kann es auch passieren, dass die Glasur über die Ränder läuft. In dem Fall etwas Puderzucker nachlegen und die Glasur etwas mehr andicken.

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    Donut Day Cookies | Bake to the roots
    Donut Day Cookies | Bake to the roots
    Donut Day Cookies | Bake to the roots

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    Donut (Day) Cookies

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    • Author: Bake to the roots
    • Prep Time: 1h
    • Cook Time: 10m
    • Total Time: 4h
    • Yield: 40 1x
    • Category: Cookies
    • Cuisine: American
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    Description

    Homer would love these cookies – they look like donuts but do not have to be fried ;)


    Ingredients

    For the dough:
    1 cup (230g) butter, room temperature
    3/4 cup (150g) sugar
    1 medium egg
    1 tsp. vanilla extract
    3 cups (390g) all-purpose flour
    1 tsp. baking powder
    1/4 tsp. salt
    For the icing:
    2 cups (250g) confectioners’ sugar
    1 tsp. vanilla extract
    2-5 tbsp. heavy cream
    food color (pink, blue, yellow, etc.)
    rainbow sprinkles


    Instructions

    1. Add the butter and sugar to a large mixing bowl and mix on high speed until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix in well. Mix the flour with baking powder, and salt and add to the mixing bowl and mix/knead until a nice dough comes together. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 2 hours (or overnight).
     
    2. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside. Roll out half of the dough (keep the rest in the fridge) on a floured surface – about 1/4 inch (0,6cm) thick. Use two different sized round cookie cutters (the large one about 2.7 inches/7cm) and cut out donut shaped cookies, make some of them with bite marks on the side if you like. Place on the prepared baking sheets and bake for 9-10 minutes. Take out of the oven and let cool down a bit on the baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack and let cool down completely. Repeat with the remaining dough.
     
    3. For the icing mix the confectioners’ sugar with the vanilla extract and 1-2 tablespoons of the heavy cream until smooth. The icing should be quite thick for the outlines. Add some food color and mix in until evenly colored. Fill some of the icing into a piping bag with a small round tip and draw the outlines for the frosting onto the cookies. Add the remaining frosting back to the bowl and mix with some more heavy cream – the icing should be a little bit less thick this time. Ice the cookies inside the drawn borders – use a toothpick to correct any flaws in the frosting – and sprinkle with some rainbow sprinkles. Let dry.

    Notes

    Icing the cookie with the method described would be the “professional” way ;) If you are less experienced you can make the icing kind of “medium” thick and make the borders and filling with the same frosting at the same time. It is much easier and faster but there are slight chances that the icing will run over the edges of the cookies, so you might want to test first with one cookie and then adapt the icing by adding some more confectioner’s sugar if needed.

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    5. Eva von evchenkocht says:
      6 years ago

      Hallo lieber Marc,
      das hab ich ja nicht gewusst, dass heute sogar ein Doppelfeiertag ist! Sehr gut gelöst von dir! Und mit der hübschen Glasur sind sie auch wirklich fast zu schön zum Reinbeissen!
      Liebe Grüße,
      Eva

      Reply
      • baketotheroots says:
        6 years ago

        Jeder Freitag ist Cookie Feiertag! ;))
        LG Marc

        Reply
    6. Conny says:
      6 years ago

      Lieber Marc,
      an dieser Donut Cookies Idee stört mich nur eines: dass ich sie nicht hatte. Absolut genial!
      Herzlichst, Conny

      Reply
      • baketotheroots says:
        6 years ago

        Sollte ich mal wieder welche backen, schmeiss ich dir ein paar rüber ;))

        LG Marc

        Reply
    7. Jessi | Jessis says:
      6 years ago

      Lieber Marc,
      deine Cookies sehen fabelhaft aus und die Idee ist sowieso mal wieder klasse von Dir.
      Ich würde mir gerne einen Donut Cookie klauen…

      Liebe Grüße
      Jessi

      Reply
      • baketotheroots says:
        6 years ago

        Du musst nicht klauen – ich teile immer sehr gerne ;)))

        LG Marc

        Reply
    8. Gabi says:
      6 years ago

      Genialer Kunstgriff – die einzigen Donuts, die ich auch nicht frittiert gelten lasse ;-)

      Reply
      • baketotheroots says:
        6 years ago

        Das freut mich ;))))

        LG Marc

        Reply
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    10. Stephanie says:
      6 years ago

      Das sind echt coole Donut-Cookies!
      Ich lieb ja den angeknabberten ;-)

      Liebe Grüße
      Stephie

      Reply
      • baketotheroots says:
        6 years ago

        Der angeknapperte war besonders schwer zu machen ;P
        LG Marc

        Reply
    11. Ines says:
      6 years ago

      Die sehen ja wirklich rundum perfekt aus. Ich hätte zu gerne um mein Mittagstief zu überwinden :)
      LG,
      Ines

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