Sugar Cookie Donut Muffins

)Donut Muffins (adapted from Cinnamon Spice and Everything Nice

3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp. baking power
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup milk (low fat is fine)
1 tsp vanilla extract

2 Tbsp. butter, melted
1/2 c. sugar, for rolling

Preheat oven to 500F. Lightly grease mini muffin tins with cooking spray, vegetable oil, or butter.

In a large bowl, beat together the sugar and egg until light in color. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg and add to the egg mixture. Stir to combine. Add the vegetable oil, milk, and vanilla.

Fill each mini muffin cup with a tablespoon of batter (about 3/4 full). Bake for 5 min. After the 5 min. are up, immediately lower the temperature to 350F and continue baking until the muffins test done, about 5-7 min. more.

While muffins are baking, melt the butter and pour the 1/2 cup sugar into a small bowl. When muffins are done, lightly brush the top of each with some melted butter (or you can lightly dip them into the butter) and roll in the sugar.

For the cinnamon-sugar version: Combine 1/2 cup sugar with 1 Tbsp. cinnamon.

Makes about 32 mini muffins

Note: If you'd rather not have the little "poof" at the top, simply bake the muffins at 350F until they test done. I will say that they would probably be easier to coat in the sugar mixture if they were flatter at the top
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