It’s that time again—when those Girl Scout Cookie order forms go up in offices around the country. Pretty soon, we’ll see cute little girls outside virtually every store trying to tempt us away from our new year resolutions. But in the meantime, those order forms start the cravings that are weeks away from fulfillment....and what do you do for the rest of the year?

That’s where donuts come in.


Yes, really. These donuts were inspired by Tagalongs, those chocolate and peanut butter bites that are my husband’s favorite Girl Scout cookie. But my Tagalong Donuts kick all the flavors up several notches—these donuts are more chocolatey, more peanut buttery…they are simply more. I describe the flavor as if my peanut butter fudge and a tagalong got married and had a donut baby.

Yep, that’s my story, and I’m sticking to it.

Even better, the base of this recipe is cake mix, so it’s pretty easy. Are you ready for something amazing?

Here’s what you need:


Cooking spray

1 box devil’s food cake mix
1 egg

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

2 tbsp vegetable oil

1/3 cup water

1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips