Churro Cookies
These Churro Cookies are soft, buttery, and coated in cinnamon sugar, then topped with fluffy cinnamon buttercream for the perfect sweet bite.
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories: 544kcal
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 ½ cups unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Cinnamon Sugar Coating
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugar in a stand mixer until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla extract. Mix well.
- Add flour, baking powder, and cinnamon. Mix until combined.
- In a small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon for coating. Reserve 1 tablespoon.
- Scoop dough into balls, roll in coating, and place on baking sheets. Flatten to ½–¾ inch.
- Bake 10–12 minutes until set. Cool completely.
- For frosting: Beat butter, cinnamon, half of the powdered sugar, and milk. Add remaining sugar and whip until fluffy.
- Pipe frosting onto cooled cookies. Sprinkle with reserved cinnamon sugar.
Notes
Storage: Keep in an airtight container in the fridge up to 3 days. Freeze in a freezer-safe container for longer storage up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 544kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 86mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 49g | Vitamin A: 832IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 2mg
