One of my favorite Cinco De Mayo snacks are Churros. They’re tender, warm and totally Cinnamony! I’ve tried and failed to make the authentic version at home, and much like my huge ‘Tamale fail of 2011’..this was a complete disgrace to the culture..lol!
~However, I did find a super simple way to master all that Churro greatness, without any of the embarrassment.
These Churro Cookies are honestly the best cookie I’ve ever had! All it takes is one bite and you’re hooked. They’re made from Pie Crust, so they’re beyond buttery, totally flaky and filled with sweet Cream Cheese. These have a melt in your mouth quality like nothing else your lips have ever experienced!
Make a batch of these for Cinco De Mayo, or anytime you want to indulge in the BEST cookie in the world!
In fact..make 2 batches! 🙂
What you’ll need for approx. 11 Churro Cookies (double for more):
4 oz Cream Cheese
3/4 cup Sugar..divided (1/4 goes into the Cream Cheese mixture & the rest is for the Cinnamon Sugar mixture)
Pillsbury Frozen/refrigerated Pie Crust (2ct.)…defrosted.
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
2 tablespoons Cinnamon
2 tablespoons melted Butter
Directions:
In a medium bowl combine the Cream Cheese, Vanilla and 1/4 of the sugar, set aside…
Unroll both of the Pie Crusts and smear one of them with the Cream Cheese mixture…
Place the other Crust on top and cut out your cookies. You can use whatever size cookie cutter you like…
With a fork gently mash down the edges to seal them…
Bake them on a parchment lined baking sheet at 350 degrees for approx. 12 minutes, or until they’re firm and slightly golden. Feel free to make Churro Twists out of the scraps..YUM!
Let them cool, and brush both sides of them with the melted butter…
Now..coat them very well in the Cinnamon Sugar (the remaining Sugar and the 2 tbsp. Cinnamon)…
Take a peek at how amazing the are…
Serve some up, make some friends…
A little more Cinnamon Sugar wouldn’t hurt anything…
Now go for it! ~Enjoy! 🙂
can you subsitute Greek yogurt for the cream cheese?
It may be a little watery?
This recipe is great… my mouth is watering !!! Can’t wait to go shopping to get what I need for these..Definitely a must !!! Thank you for sharing,they always appreciated !!
To those getting 15-20 pages when they print… When I push the print button, I receive a pop-up. I can hover around the top-left of the images I want to remove before printing. The same can be done with the typing. That way I get one image and the recipe on my copy. Also, there is a button on my pop-up screen that says remove images.
Looks good, can’t wait to make them
Good–ness these look delicious and lucky me, I happen to have just such pie crusts sitting in my fridge looking for something to become! (heehee)
These look delicious, and I was debating on whether or not to make regular churros. Problem solved. These are going on my dessert table for a big birthday/graduation summer BBQ we are having!
Looks easy. I’ll give it try soon. Great web page!
Can’t wait to try this recipe. I love Churros. Well. I love anything with cinnamon. LOL
sounds yummy
The recipe calls for “frozen” Pillsbury pie crusts, but the ones pictured and described are actually REFRIGERATED pie crusts, not frozen ones.
Either..they can be stored in the fridge or freezer. Just make sure they’re defrosted when you use them..lol! 🙂
I’m so going to make these,,,,they sound delicious…and who doesn’t love cinnamon and sugar…Thanks so much for the recipe. Gina
I for one like the way you have the site . it is different than the other sites and I enjoy the comments and occasional oops along the way. maybe you can keep it the way it is but put the whole recipe at the end for those who want it Look forward to the next one!!!
Yep…the new version will have an easy printable at the bottom! 🙂
How do you print the recipe without all the pictures and comments??
Just hover your cursor over each section and it will give you the option to delete it! 🙂
Just wondering…the pie crust should be thawed out right?
Thawed. 🙂
I agree with other comments above. I want to print the recipe, but unable to do so. HELP, HELP, HELP….
Hold your cursor over each section and you’ll have the option to delete what you don’t want. 🙂
Love your recipes. I see you’re on Pinterest, but do you have a pin button on your recipe pages. It would make life a little easier if someone wants to pin one of your recipes without having to go find your page and hunt down the recipe when it’s right in front of us.
Yes, each picture for every recipe has a pin button on the uper right side! 🙂
Or you could just write it down. There are only 6 ingredients.
Can NOT WAIT to try this tomorrow! The photos are gorgeous! I didn’t mind
“searching” for recipe instructions throughout.
Made them a few hours ago for a Cinco De Mayo party – so yummm! Can’t wait to bring them in a bit. I used Nutella in the middle instead if cream cheese. Thanks for the easy recipe! For those complaining, realize this is a FREE site.
I made these yesterday for a bon fire party, and everyone loved them! Me especially!
I just made them and they were so yummy…….what I can do with the scraps?
Twist them up and bake them…dust them in some cinn/sugar! 🙂