These Baked Sugar Cookie Donut Holes are moist, fluffy, and full of cozy sugar-cookie flavor. Topped with a sweet vanilla frosting and sprinkles, they’re a fun 30-minute Christmas breakfast or treat everyone will love.
If you love sugar cookies and cake donuts, these Baked Sugar Cookie Donut Holes bring the best of both worlds together in one quick and festive treat. They bake up soft, moist, and perfectly fluffy with the help of sugar-cookie flavoring, and each bite tastes like a mix between a cookie, a cake donut, and a moist muffin.
Once they’re dipped in sweet vanilla frosting and topped with sprinkles, they become an irresistible holiday snack that’s just as fun to make as it is to eat. Best of all, they take just 30 minutes from start to finish, making them perfect for Christmas morning, holiday breakfasts, gift-giving, or a cozy December baking day.
Ingredient notes and substitutions
- Creamer: I use frosted sugar cookie creamer. You can use your favorite flavor, but using a different flavor will change the overall flavor of the donut holes.
- Buttermilk: If you don’t have buttermilk, you can make a homemade buttermilk substitute.
- Oil: Or a similar neutral oil.
How to make baked sugar cookie donut holes
Here you’ll find instructions and step-by-step photos showing how to make this recipe. The full recipe, including ingredients, is given below.
Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 36 mini muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray.
Step 2: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
Step 3: In a separate large bowl, whisk together sugar, creamer, buttermilk, and vegetable oil until well-combined.
Step 4: Whisk in egg and vanilla.
Step 5: Add flour mixture, and whisk in until just combined.
Step 6: Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups.
Step 7: Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until muffins spring back when lightly touched. Let them cool in pan until room temperature.
Step 8: Once the donut muffins have cooled, stir together the powdered sugar and creamer until well-combined.
Step 9: Dip the tops of the cooled muffins in icing. Top with sprinkles.
Recipe Tips!
- Mixing: I recommend mixing by hand to help keep the donut holes light and fluffy.
- Sprinkles: Feel free to use make the topping more festive by adding food coloring to the icing and using different types of sprinkles or candies.
Storage
Store any leftover baked donut holes in an airtight container at room temperature. They will keep for about 2 days when properly stored.
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Baked Sugar Cookie Donut Holes
Equipment
- Mini muffin tin
Ingredients
Sugar Cookie Donut Muffins
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup frosted sugar cookie flavored creamer like International Delight Frosted Sugar Cookie
- ¼ cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Icing
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons frosted sugar cookie flavored creamer
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 36 mini muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt
- In a separate large bowl, whisk together sugar, creamer, buttermilk, and vegetable oil until well-combined.½ cup granulated sugar, 1 cup frosted sugar cookie flavored creamer, ¼ cup buttermilk, ¼ cup vegetable oil
- Whisk in egg and vanilla.1 large egg, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Add flour mixture, and whisk in until just combined.
- Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until muffins spring back when lightly touched.
- Let them cool in pan until room temperature.
- Once the donut muffins have cooled, stir together the powdered sugar and creamer until well-combined.¾ cup powdered sugar, 2-3 tablespoons frosted sugar cookie flavored creamer
- Dip the tops of the cooled muffins in icing.
- Top with sprinkles.Sprinkles
Notes
- Creamer: I use frosted sugar cookie creamer. You can use your favorite flavor, but using a different flavor will change the overall flavor of the donut holes.
- Buttermilk: If you don’t have buttermilk, you can make a homemade buttermilk substitute.
- Oil: Or a similar neutral oil.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
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Comments & Reviews
Carol says
What is International Delight Frosted Sugar Cookie?
Kate says
It’s a sugar cookie-flavored creamer.
Madeline says
These look perfectly sugary and festive and colorful. Love it!
Kate says
Thanks so much! =)
Amy says
Hey, I like it. Never thought about this before.
Kate says
Thanks! I’m always up for turning anything into a donut. =)