Description
Churro cookies are a delightful blend of crispy, cinnamon-sugar-coated exteriors and soft, chewy centers—ideal for any sweet craving or gathering!
Ingredients
For the Cookie Dough:
All-Purpose Flour: 2 cups (240 grams)
Baking Powder: 1 teaspoon
Ground Cinnamon: 1 teaspoon
Salt: ½ teaspoon
Unsalted Butter: ½ cup (1 stick or 113 grams), softened to room temperature
Granulated Sugar: ¾ cup (150 grams)
Eggs: 2 large
Vanilla Extract: 1 teaspoon
For the Cinnamon Sugar Coating:
Granulated Sugar: ½ cup (100 grams)
Ground Cinnamon: 1 tablespoon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- Cream softened butter and granulated sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, then mix in vanilla extract until smooth.
- Gradually combine dry ingredients with the wet mixture until just mixed.
- Drop dough onto lined baking sheets using a cookie scoop, spacing them apart.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
- Cool slightly before rolling in cinnamon-sugar mix.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: <1g
- Cholesterol: 12mg