Churro Cookies Stuffed with Chocolate Recipe: These churro chocolate stuffed cookies are large cinnamon cookies dunked twice in cinnamon sugar. They taste just like a churro! They are stuffed with good quality chocolate.
Churro Cookies Stuffed with Chocolate Recipe
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup Unsalted butter slightly cold
- 1 ¼ cups Brown sugar packed light or dark
- ¼ cup White granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
- 2Â Large eggs
- 2 ¾ cup All-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Cornstarch
- 1 ½ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
- 8 oz Semi-sweet chocolate bars I used Lindt 70% chopped.
- ½ cup White granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon Ground cinnamon
INSTRUCTIONS
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Pull the butter out for 45 minutes to 1 hour. It will be slightly cold, but not very soft like at room temperature.1 cup Unsalted butter
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In a mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking soda, salt, cornstarch, and cinnamon. Set aside.2 ¾ cup All-purpose flour,1 teaspoon Baking soda,½ teaspoon Salt,1 teaspoon Cornstarch,1 ½ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
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Using a mixer, beat the butter, brown sugar, and sugar. Beat on high for 2 minutes. Scrape the bowl and add in vanilla and eggs. Mix on medium-high for1 minutes. It will be very fluffy in texture.

- 1 ¼ cups Brown sugar,¼ cup White granulated sugar,1 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract,2 Large eggs
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Add in the dry ingredients. Mix on low until just combined.
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Chill for 30 minutes. If the dough is too soft to roll, freeze for 15 minutes. Line two cookies sheets with parchment paper. Scoop the dough using a 3oz cookie scoop. The cookie dough balls needs to be right at 3oz. If there is too much like 3.3oz it will spread too much.8 oz Semi-sweet chocolate bars
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Flatten into a disc using your hand. Top with a heaping amount of chocolate. See above photo. Roll back into a ball.
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Mix together sugar and cinnamon. Roll the cookie balls into the cinnamon sugar. Chill for another 30 minutes.½ cup White granulated sugar,1 tablespoon Ground cinnamon
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake 6 cookies at a time for 13-15 minutes. The cookies are done when the edges are slightly golden. The middle will be slightly under done.
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Let the cookies sit on the hot pan for 5 minutes. Then, rub each warm cookie in the cinnamon sugar. Cool on a wire rack.
NOTES
- Flour- Make sure flour is spooned and leveled or use a kitchen scale. Compacted flour can dry out the cookies.
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High altitude baking- Add an extra 2 tablespoon of flour.
NUTRITION
- Calories:Â 253kcal
- Carbohydrates:Â 39g
- Protein:Â 2gFat:Â 10g
- Saturated Fat:Â 7g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 1g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 3g
- Trans Fat:Â 1g
- Cholesterol:Â 27mg
- Sodium:Â 132mg
- Potassium:Â 47mg
- Fiber:Â 1g
- Sugar:Â 23g
- Vitamin A:Â 317IU
- Vitamin C:Â 1mg
- Calcium:Â 25mg
- Iron:Â 1mg