Cookies & Cream Baked Donuts
Soft baked Oreo donuts packed with crushed cookies and finished with a creamy cookies-and-cream glaze. These baked donuts are easy, rich, and perfect when you want something fun without frying anything.
Jump to RecipeWhy You’ll Love It
- Baked, not fried — easier and less messy.
- Loaded with Oreo flavor — crushed cookies in the batter and glaze.
- Soft and tender — sour cream keeps the donuts soft.
- Small batch — makes about 6 large donuts.
- Simple ingredients — nothing overly complicated.
Chaos Notes
- Don’t crush the Oreos into fine powder for the batter. Small chunks give the best cookies-and-cream texture.
- Mix only until the flour disappears. Overmixing can make the donuts tougher.
- If the batter feels too stiff to pipe, mix in 1 additional tablespoon of milk.
- Let the donuts cool completely before glazing or the glaze can melt off.
- For a cleaner white glaze with Oreo specks, scrape some of the cream filling from the Oreos before crushing them for the glaze.
Make It Your Way
This recipe is best mixed by hand using a whisk and spatula, so a stand mixer is not necessary. A hand mixer is only helpful if needed to smooth the cream cheese glaze. Pipe the batter using a piping bag or a large zip-top bag with one corner snipped off.
Sweet Spot
The donuts are done when the tops spring back lightly when pressed or a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs. Start checking around 12 minutes so they do not overbake.
Save Some for Later
Because of the cream cheese glaze, store the finished donuts covered in the refrigerator. Let them sit at room temperature for about 15 minutes before eating for the softest texture.
Cookies & Cream Baked Donuts
Course: DonutsAbout 6
large donuts12
minutes458
kcal per donutSoft baked Oreo donuts packed with crushed cookies and finished with a creamy cookies-and-cream glaze. Oven: 350°F. Bake time: 12–15 minutes.
Ingredients
- Donuts
1 cup + 1 tablespoon (125 g) all-purpose flour
½ cup packed (105 g) light brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup (120 g) full-fat sour cream
3 tablespoons (42 g) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons (30 g) whole milk
7 Oreo cookies, roughly crushed
- Cookies & Cream Glaze
2 oz (57 g) cream cheese, softened
1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
1–2 tablespoons milk, plus more if needed
3–4 Oreo cookies, finely crushed
Directions
- Make the Donuts
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a donut pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt. Break up any lumps of brown sugar.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the sour cream, melted butter, egg, vanilla, and milk until smooth.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
- Gently fold everything together just until no dry streaks of flour remain. Do not overmix. The batter should be thick but soft enough to pipe.
- Fold in the crushed Oreos.
- Transfer the batter to a piping bag or large zip-top bag and snip off one corner.
- Pipe the batter evenly into the donut cavities, filling each about ¾ to almost completely full.
- Bake for 12–15 minutes, checking around 12 minutes. The donuts are finished when the tops spring back when lightly pressed or a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- Allow the donuts to cool in the pan for about 5–10 minutes, then carefully transfer them to a cooling rack.
- Let the donuts cool completely before glazing.
- Make the Glaze
- Add the softened cream cheese to a small bowl and whisk until completely smooth.
- Add the powdered sugar, vanilla, salt, and 1 tablespoon milk.
- Whisk until smooth. Add additional milk 1 teaspoon at a time until the glaze is thick but dip-able.
- Stir about half of the finely crushed Oreos directly into the glaze.
- Dip the tops of the cooled donuts into the glaze.
- Immediately sprinkle the remaining Oreo crumbs over the tops.
- Allow the glaze to set for about 15–20 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Per donut: 458 calories | 70 g carbohydrates | 5 g protein | 18 g fat | 9 g saturated fat | 69 mg cholesterol | 424 mg sodium | 105 mg potassium | 1 g fiber | 47 g sugar | 59 mg calcium
Nutrition information is an estimate.
