Donut Sugar Cookies

Instructions

Cookies

1. In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream the butter and shortening together until smooth. Scrape the sides of the bowl.
2. Add the sugar and beat on high until incorporated.
3. One at a time, add the eggs and beat well after each addition. Mix on high for 1 minute until pale yellow and fluffy.
4. Mix in the vanilla.
5. In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
6. Add this mixture to the butter and sugar and mix until just combined.
7. Cover with plastic and refrigerate 2 hours or over night.
8. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 400 F degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
9. On a floured counter, knead the dough 2-3 times until smooth. Roll out cookie dough to about ⅛" thick. Cut out large circles with a cutter then repeat with a second, smaller cutter to create the donut hole. Place large cookie ring on the cookie sheet 1" apart. Repeat until all the dough has been used.
10. Bake for 6-7 minutes or until the edges are SLIGHTLY brown. DO NOT OVER BAKE!!
11. Allow to cool on the pan for 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Buttercream

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter & shortening together until smooth.
2. Add the powdered sugar and mix on high until smooth.
3. Mix in the vanilla and salt. Scrape the sides of the bowl.
4. Add up to ½ cup of heavy whipping cream until you reach your desired consistency. If you like it thicker, add less cream. If you want it thinner, add more cream.
5. Add in the pink gel coloring and mix until combined, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure all the frosting has been colored.
6. Whip on high for 2 minutes.

Assembly

1. Fill piping bag fitted with a Wilton #3 small round piping tip with frosting.
2. Pipe a thin squiggly line around the outside edge of the cookie to create the edge of the frosting. Pipe a circle around the center hole.
3. Pipe thicker back and forth lines starting at the top of the cookie moving down to the bottom until the outlined area is filled.
4. Sprinkle jimmies over the frosting.
5. Set out several hours to set the frosting before stacking in an airtight container to store.