Vanilla Donuts with Cookie Butter Glaze
Apr 09, 2015, Updated May 07, 2023
Baked Vanilla Donuts with an irresistible Cookie Butter Glaze!
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There are days when you don’t have time to breath, like literally. Yesterday was one such day for me. I got up in the morning and then I didn’t even sit for a second till midnight. On such days, I feel like there should be more than 24 hours in a day. I think I told you guys before that we are planning to buy our own house and seriously that’s just draining all my energy. Weekends are totally gone in house hunting and sometimes I have to go on weekdays too like yesterday.
With so much going on, if there’s one things which calms me down it has to be baking. When I bake, I forget everything else. It makes my heart and my soul happy. And so even though yesterday was super busy I took some time out to make these vanilla donuts. Aren’t they beautiful?
Just to state some facts here- I don’t like donuts. You must be thinking why did I make them then! Okay let me re-frame the sentence, I don’t LOVE donuts, meaning if you give me a choice to pick between a cookie and a donut, I would choose the cookie. Cupcake or donut, umm cupcake always! So I don’t mind it but it’s not my favorite treat. A part of it has to to do with the fact that donuts are fried. In general, I don’t like fried things. No not because of the calories, I just find the whole frying process tedious. Plus I always end up wasting the oil which is left after frying, I simply don’t know what to do with it. So because of all this, I fry only if it’s absolutely necessary.
Like I said I don’t really love the traditional donuts, but if you bake them – ahh then I LOVE them! I mean what’s not to like about these soft vanilla donuts with cookie butter glaze?! So delicious! However I should warn you, if you love the traditional donuts, you might not love these, they are more like cake donuts!
Talking about the cookie butter, have you guys tried it? Oh my god you guys, if you haven’t you really don’t know what you have been missing out in life! So we discovered Biscoff cookies in one of our flights from Seattle to San Francisco. It was a morning flight and we were starving and then they served us these airline cookies, yes that’s what they are popularly known as. One bite into the cookies and we were hooked.
Once we got home, we went grocery shopping and got some biscoff cookies and while at it, we also spotted the biscoff cookie spread. It sounded too good to resist and so I grabbed few bottles of it. And since then I have been badly addicted to the stuff. I swear, I would eat half jar at a time with a spoon if not for the calories! It’s so good and hubs eats biscoff cookies everyday with coffee. Yes he’s badly addicted to it too.
With so much biscoff addiction around, I had to use it in some dessert and so I made these vanilla donuts and dipped them in this most amazing cookie butter glaze! Seriously I could drink the glaze straight out of the bowl. So good and also super easy to make. All you need is milk, powdered sugar, little coconut oil and of course cookie butter to make this glaze. If you love biscoff cookies, you would crazy for these glazed donuts.
Method
In a bowl whisk together all purpose flour, salt, cinnamon powder, baking powder and baking soda.
Add to it granulated white sugar.
Whisk till all dry ingredients are well combined.
In another bowl, whisk together milk, vanilla extract and oil. Add the sour cream and mix.
Then add the egg.
Mix till all wet ingredients are well combined.
Add the dry ingredients to wet in 2-3 parts. Don’t dump the entire thing in one go.
Whisk till you get a smooth batter but do not over-mix. The batter will be thick.
Transfer batter to a piping/ziplock bag. Make a small cut and fill the donut pan with the batter till around 2/3rd full.
Bake at 350 F degrees for 9-10 minutes. Do not over-bake. Take out of the oven and transfer on to a wire rack to cool completely.
To make the glaze take biscoff cookies spread, coconut oil and milk in a microwave safe bowl and microwave it on high for 20-30 seconds. Whisk till smooth. Add vanilla extract, powdered sugar and mix till well combined and glaze is totally smooth. The glaze will thicken as it cools down.
Dip the donuts in the glaze once it has thickened a bit. Garnish with crushed biscoff cookies and sprinkles (optional).
Enjoy these glazed vanilla donuts with a cup of coffee or tea!
* If you do not have sour cream, you can use greek yogurt in place. The sour cream made these donuts super soft and moist.
* Do not overbake the donuts, not more than 9-10 minutes.
* Let the donuts cool down completely before you dip them in the glaze. Also let the glaze thicken a bit before you dip the donuts into it. That way it sticks to the donuts better.
Vanilla Donuts with Cookie Butter Glaze
Ingredients
Vanilla Donuts
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder
- ⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon granulated white sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 1.25 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3.5 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 egg large
Cookie butter glaze
- 3 tablespoons biscoff cookie spread
- 3-4 tablespoons cup milk
- ½ teaspoon coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract
Garnish
- 3 biscoff cookies crushed
- sprinkles [optional]
Instructions
- Prepare a 12 cavity donut pan by spraying it with non-stick spray. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
- In a bowl whisk together all purpose flour, salt, cinnamon powder, baking powder and baking soda.
- Add to it granulated white sugar.
- Whisk till all dry ingredients are well combined.
- In another bowl, whisk together milk, vanilla extract and oil. Add the sour cream and mix.
- Add the egg and mix till all wet ingredients are well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to wet in 2-3 parts. Don't dump the entire thing in one go.
- Whisk till you get a smooth batter but do not over-mix. The batter will be thick.
- Transfer batter to a piping/ziplock bag. Make a small cut and fill the donut pan with the batter till around 2/3rd full.
- Bake at 350 F degrees for 9-10 minutes. Do not over-bake it. Take out of the oven and transfer on to a wire rack to cool completely.
Cookie butter glaze
- To make the glaze take biscoff cookies spread, coconut oil and milk in a microwave safe bowl and microwave it on high for 20-30 seconds. Whisk till smooth.
- Add vanilla extract, powdered sugar and mix till well combined and glaze is totally smooth. The glaze will thicken as it cools down.
- Dip the donuts in the glaze once it has thickened a bit.
- Garnish with crushed biscoff cookies and sprinkles (optional).
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Vanilla Donuts with Cookie Butter Glaze
Yummilicious
Thanks a lot!
i love donuts.. tried making them (by frying).. was so tedious and at the end of it was too tired even to eat… Your method looks so much do-able and the donuts looks sooo gorgeous.. Since I love baking.. i am tempted to try it soon!!
haha that’s why I prefer baked donuts! really easy they are! Thanks Shubha!
oooo the sprinkled donut! yes please sign me up for that! it looks delicious!!!
Thanks Michele! 🙂
I am WAY too lazy to fry doughnuts so these are right up my alley! Love the cookie butter glaze!
haha me too, too lazy to fry! Thanks Ashley!
I am too a fan of baked doughnuts. These look so beautiful and comforting.
Thanks Angie!
Gorgeous Manali! I love baked donuts!!! And these are beautiful! House hunting is one of the most stressful things in my opinion, good luck guys! And I feel like I have no time, it is terrible, just too many things going on and only 24 hours in a day 🙁
Thanks Mira! A day should have more than 24 hours *never enough time*!
Manali, I know exactly how you feel. . days like that. . and yes, baking (most of the time) makes me happy and excited. . I LOVE these donuts!! oh my gawd. . the cookie butter glaze using biscoff cookie spread?! Genius!!!
Thanks Alice :)Yes baking to the rescue always!
I wish everyday… there should be more than 24 hrs in a day 🙂 Wish you get a good house, Manali. btw, doughnuts look super delicious! Love the fact these are baked! Even though I love traditional doughnut too, I’m sure these will taste awesome with that cookie butter glaze, yumm!! pinning!
haha I know Savita, wishful thinking! 😉 Thanks dear!
Aww Manali good luck with house buying. It is so exhausting until you find that one house that you looovve!!! I’m not a doughnut person either! But homemade they are delicious and perfect. I love that you used cookie butter. It’s so good and these just look perfect! Happy weekend! I hope you have a chance to relax a little bit. Pinned!
So true! Thanks Cyndi! Have a great weekend friend!
Yum, baked doughnuts! And yes, house hunting is very stressful. We kinda gave up on finding an apartment for now…We’ll keep renting! I just can’t go through all that right now, so I feel your pain. Thank God for delicious doughnuts to soothe your heart! 🙂
Thanks Olivia! yeah it’s quite stressful, let’s see if we are able to find our own house!
Hope life settles down for you soon, Manali! You need some time to breathe! In the meantime, I’m pretty sure I’m gonna be craving these gorgeous donuts ALL day! They’re so beautiful!
Thanks Sarah, I hope so too!
Good luck house hunting, Manali! These donuts are perfect way to relieve some of the stresses that accompany looking for a new home. They look so good!
Thanks Jen!
Oh YUM! Loved these cookie butter glaze donuts, and wouldn’t mind having them all! 😉
PS: MAy li’l daughter doria is a BIG donut fan, and she is drooling over your images, Manali! 😀
Aww haha..love to your little one Anu! Thanks dear!
Not to make you jealous, Manali, but my wife and I totally had the opportunity to visit the main Biscoff factory in Belgium last year. It was hands down one of the most incredible trips ever! It’s where every.single.Biscoff cookie is baked, and we got to eat them right off the conveyor belt. We weren’t allowed to take pictures in there, though. Needless to say, Biscoff holds a special place in my heart…and I’m pretty sure that spot needs to be filled with these doughnuts. They look absolutely perfect!! 🙂
Waaaa! Now I am jealous! It would have been so so wonderful, I can only imagine! I love biscoff cookies, you are so lucky David!
Oh I love making homemade donuts! That cookie butter glaze on top sounds amazing!
Thanks Danielle!
These donuts look divine – I love the cookie butter glaze!
Cookie Butter glaze was the best part!
Good luck with the house hunting! It can be so stressful but hopefully these donuts helped! They look fantastic! Love the cookie butter glaze and the pretty sprinkles!
Thanks Kelly! Donuts definitely helped!
Manali, these look so delicious! I also made some baked donuts a couple of days back, first time using a donut pan. I’m looking for donut recipes to use the pan more. I had never try biscoff cookie spread, and I don´t think I would be able to find it here, so I will improvised.
Thanks Azu! Yeah you can use any other butter in place, all nut butters would be great too!
Wow donuts looks amazing!!!
And pictures are awesome as always!! <3
Thank you so much Farheen! 🙂
You had me at cookie butter glaze! These look AMAZING, Manali! I would love to reach right through my screen and grab a few. These sound so delicious! Pinned!
Thanks Gayle! Cookie butter is so delicious!
House hunting is SO stressful. Good luck, Manali!
As for these donuts? LOVE.
It really is! Thanks Mir!
I love baked doughnuts Manali and girl I know what you are talking about!! I am loving this cookie butter glaze!! Need to try cookie butter soon now!
Thanks Ami! Whatttt you haven’t tried Biscoff spread?! OMG you need to, so so good! You can find it in QFC/Whole Foods, I guess at most grocery stores!