The cheerful donuts are fragrant, aromatic, and delicious Brachetto d’Acqui cookies. During the Christmas season, I always make these sweets; they are very easy and quick to make and perfect for gift-giving at Christmas because they keep for several days. Without butter and eggs, cheerful donuts truly bring joy to the table. I used Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG, an aromatic red wine with a smooth and elegant flavor, originating from Monferrato, which makes these cookies really special! Enjoy them with a good glass of Brachetto!
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 20 cheerful donuts
- Cooking methods: Oven, Electric oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 5 tbsp Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon (level)
- Half packet baking powder
- Half tsp ground cloves
- 1 pinch ground ginger
- to taste vanilla
- as needed sugar (for coating)
Steps
Cheerful donuts are very simple and quick to prepare. First, put the flour, sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking powder, cloves, ginger, and vanilla in a bowl and mix with a fork.
Pour in the Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG, extra virgin olive oil, and form a soft and compact dough.
Take 20 equally sized pieces and make ropes just under 0.4 inches thick, join the ends to form donuts.
Prepare all the cookies in this way and dip them, on one side only, in sugar. Place the cheerful donuts on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake them in a preheated oven at 350°F for 20 minutes.
Notes:
Cheerful donuts keep at room temperature for up to 3 weeks. You can flavor them with the spices/aromas you prefer.
