Indulge in Cookie Butter Donuts —soft, flavorful treats topped with rich cookie butter glaze for a sweet delight you won’t be able to resist!
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Why You’ll LOVE This Recipe!
If you have ever had a chance to try cookie butter you know you can’t go wrong with anything flavored this way!
In addition to its delicious taste, you’ll also love the simplicity! Making donuts can seem intimidating. These are baked donuts. That makes this recipe simple and approachable!
When to Make Cookie Butter Donuts
Because this recipe only makes six donuts at a time this is the perfect recipe for a Sunday afternoon baking session. Then, you’ll have a sweet treat for the rest of the week!
Another great time to make these are for small gatherings. If you are visiting a couples home with your partner there’s only four people, yet you may want to bring a dessert! With this small-batch recipe you won’t be taking an overwhelming amount.
Ingredients You’ll Need
Many items you’ll need are kitchen staples but the main ingredient you cannot forget is:
Cookie Butter– Make sure you snag the creamy version.
Some other kitchen staples to be sure to have are: eggs, milk, veggie oil, vanilla extract, flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and cinnamon.
If you choose to make the Cookie Butter Icing (I highly recommend!) you will also need some powdered sugar!
In addition to these ingredients you also will need a donut pan. This is an essential!
How to Make Cookie Butter Donuts
Making a donut at home sounds intimidating. Trust me, I will make this as pain-free and simple as possible!
In a large bowl combine all the dry ingredients, mix, and set aside.
In a small bowl warm up your cookie butter in the microwave until it liquifies. Then, add in the wet ingredients (besides the egg). Once all wet ingredients are combined and cookie butter has cooled a bit, add in the eggs.
Plus, with a baked donut you don’t have to deal with oil or the frying process!
Expert Tips and Tricks
When warming up the cookie butter be sure to not over heat it! Instead of becoming smooth and liquid it can become hard and difficult to work with. I recommend heating in 15 second increments to prevent this.
With this, it is also important to allow the liquified cookie butter to cool a bit. Mix in the other wet ingredients before the eggs to give it some time. If you add the eggs in too soon they may cook! We don’t want scrambled eggs!
Substitutions and Additions for Cookie Butter Donuts
Unfortunately, it is difficult to make substitutions with this recipe. One substitution you can make is the type of cookie butter you use! Trader Joes makes a popular version created from Speculoos cookies.
If you would like to add to these Cookies Butter Donuts it is a bit easier.
A delicious addition would be topping an iced duct with crushed Biscoff cookies! Triple the cookie butter flavor!
If you come up with any other delicious additions be sure to leave it in the comments down below. I’d love to give it a taste as well!
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have a question that hasn’t been answered so far, you may find it here! If you still have a question be sure to leave it in the comments down below and I will get you an answer as soon as I am able to!
What is cookie butter made of?
Cookie butter is made of crushed up cookies! Think of the texture and consistency of peanut butter.
One of the most popular versions of cookie butter I come across is from Biscoff. This is a brand of cookie that, in my opinion, tastes similar to a sweeter graham cracker.
What does cookie butter taste like?
Everyone has different opinions on what cookie butter tastes like, so enjoy a spoonful for yourself! In my opinion, it tastes like graham crackers.
A Word From a Registered Dietitian
A dietitian creating a cookie butter donut recipe!? Unheard of!
My take is that all foods can fit into a healthy and balanced diet- including cookie butter donuts!
When you have the nutrition knowledge to understand what you are choosing to consume you can easily make any food choice that comes your way.
Enjoy your fruit, veggies, dietary fat, cabs, protein, and desserts!
Craving More?
If you give these Incredible Cookie Butter Donuts a taste be sure to leave a 5-Star rating and comment down below! This really supports me and entices others to also give the recipe a go!
You can also share a photo of your creation by tagging me on Instagram! I’d love to see how it turned out!
You may also want to try some of my other cookie recipes:
Cookie Butter Donuts Recipe
Incredible Cookie Butter Donuts
Equipment
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1.5 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 Tablespoon Baking Powder
- 1/3 Cup Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1/8 Teaspoon Salt
Wet Ingredients
- 2/3 Cup Cookie Butter
- 1/4 Cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1/3 Cup Milk
- 2 Eggs
Cookie Butter Icing
- 3 Tablespoons Cookie Butter Melted
- 3 Tablespoons Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grab out all ingredients needed and wash hands.
- In a large bowl combine: flour, baking powder, sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
- In a medium sized bowl add your cookie butter. Heat in the microwave in 15 second increments until fluid.
- To the melted cookie butter add vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and milk. Mix.
- Once the mixture has cooled a bit add in your two eggs and combine.
- Add the bowl of wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients and mix until combined.
- Spray your donut pan with nonstick spray. Add the mixture until 7/8 full.
- Bake in oven for 11-13 minutes. When a toothpick comes out clean, remove from the oven. Allow to cool for at least 5 minutes in the donut pan.
- Remove from donut pan and allow to fully. If you choose to add Cookie Bowl Icing, drizzle on now. Enjoy!
Cookie Butter Icing (Optional)
- In a small bowl add cookie butter. Warm in 15 second increments until liquified. Add powdered sugar and mix thoroughly. Drizzle on cooled donuts.
Notes
- The nutrition facts are simply estimates using USDA’s FoodData Central Database
- Nutrition facts do not include icing.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
Nutrition
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