Cookies and Cream Baked Churros
Baked churros are such a fun treat! This version has crushed Oreo cookies running all throughout the batter, plus a thick crunchy crust of cookie crumbs on the outside too. Dunk them in this easy vanilla creme dip for the full cookies and cream experience!
You guys! I have the most incredible news.
😀 😀 😀 You can add chopped Oreos to pate a choux and it still works! 😀 😀 😀
Ok ok so maybe that’s not the most incredible news, but I’m still pretty psyched about it!
You see, a couple of weekends ago we took the kiddos to see the new SpongeBob movie. My boys are big SpongeBob fans.
Side note: don’t bother asking me anything about the movie because I slept through the whole thing. I had always hoped I’d be one of those fun moms who really gets into everything their kids like? I’m so not. How do those moms do it? I feel like that part of my brain that enjoys silly, asinine humor is just dead and gone. What is my problem??? I was annoyed and bored to tears and couldn’t bear the thought of putting up with almost 2 hours of nonsense so I just turned my head and caught some zzz’s. I know, I suck.
So besides my kids having a blast there was one other good thing that came out of that afternoon. As we’re walking out of the theater, I caught a glimpse of the concessions stand in my peripheral vision. What the…?
Oreo churros? Is that really a thing? Who is the evil genius/angel from heaven that came up with this idea?
I do not know but I owe them an eternal debt of gratitude.
Of course I scurried home as fast as my stubby little legs could carry me and worked out my own version of this killer creation. I was nervous that adding crushed cookies to the batter would mess with the chemistry of the pate a choux recipe, but it worked beautifully! Happy dance!
It all starts with this recipe for perfect pate a choux (check out the full tutorial with pics). I know it sounds French and therefore fancy, but trust me, it’s really no big deal. Butter and water, simmered in a pot, stir in some flour, and beat in a couple eggs. Pipe it out and bake it in a really hot oven and that’s all there is to it. That, and chopped up Oreos of course.
If you have ever had any trouble with cream puffs or eclairs collapsing I’m pretty sure I know what the problem was. You really need to bake them well done. They need to feel almost crisp before you take them out of the oven. You see, they are hollow inside, and full of steam, so they will soften up a lot as they cool. If they aren’t really well-set, firm-textured, and dry, they can deflate. I piped these with a 4B tip, so they were only about a half-inch in diameter, and they needed a full 16 minutes in a 425-degree oven. See what I mean?
Once your little lovelies are cool enough to handle, just brush them with melted butter, and then dredge them with chocolate cookie crumbs.
And don’t forget the vanilla creme dip!
My older son was jumping-out-of-his skin excited to try these. So maybe I do have a little bit of fun mom in me….?
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Baked Churros are such a fun treat! This version has crushed Oreo cookies running all throughout the batter, plus a thick crunchy crust of cookie crumbs on the outside too. Dunk them in this Easy Vanilla Creme dip for the full Cookies and Cream experience!
- 1/2 cup water
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs (large)
- 4 chocolate creme sandwich cookies, crushed or finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 6 chocolate creme sandwich cookies, crushed or finely chopped
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
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Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
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Place the water, butter, sugar, and salt in a saucepan. Place over medium-high heat, until the butter is completely melted and the mixture is simmering.
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Add in the flour all at once, and continue to cook, stirring, for about 5 minutes, or until a film begins to form on the bottom of the pot.
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Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl, and beat on medium speed.
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Drop in the eggs, one at a time. Allow each egg to become fully incorporated, before adding the next (about 30 seconds to a minute).
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Fold in the crushed cookies.
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Pipe the dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets, allowing about 3 inches in between each churro.
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Bake for 15-20 minutes, depending on size. Remove from the oven when they are puffed, golden brown, hollow, dry, and light.
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Brush each churro with melted butter and coat with cookie crumbs.
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Stir the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla together.
I really hate those kind of films to Allie, so I’d probably end up asleep right next to you. This look oh so good, and that dip..wow!
Oh I’m so glad I’m not the only Scrooge out there, lol! I just couldn’t deal. At least I got some relaxation in though, right? Thank you so much Laura!
Allie, I am dying over here. . we were going to go see spongebob last weekend and I was thinking, well, I could just take a nap. . but then we took the kids to the library and out for some pizza 🙂 we’re not lame .. as long as the kids have popcorn and we’re right there next to them, all is fine 😉 haha and I love how this outing to the movies inspired this awesomeness!!! I haven’t had a churros in forever!!! LOVE these!!! and voted for you!!!!
Thank you so much Alice! I know churros are one of those things I rarely eat or make. I was so psyched to see this idea at the movies!
I’ll share my secret. I hate watching Kid Movies. There I just said. And I have 3 kids. Those poor little dears.
Well, at least their momma bakes them lots of nice treats, huh?
Love these. Pure genius!
Oh thank you so much for this Melanie! I feel so much better about it all now. So it’s not just me? I swear the thought of actually paying attention to all that silliness- I just couldn’t bear it. Thank you so much my friend!
Ok I absolutely LOVE these churros! They are fantastic. Gosh you are sooo talented Allie, and I love that you fell asleep during the movie haha.
Yeah, I am a big ol’ party pooper. I just couldn’t hang with all that nonsense. My inner child is just no more I guess. Thank you sweetie! I’m always so inspired by your incredible talent too!
I’m so happy that the pate a choux worked with crushed oreos added in. These churros look phenomenal, Allie. And you have inspired me to play around with my pate a choux!
Yay! I know- it’s pretty exciting right? The possibilities… Have fun Jen!
I was wondering how you felt about the movie…..I could use a good nap so maybe I’ll go “see” it. Anywho….I was about to go for a quick run but it’s cold and now I need these churros. Seriously, they are epic.
Yep I am a SpongeBob Scrooge I guess 😛 You are such a good girl going out running in this horrid weather! I need to take a page from your book!
What a great idea for churros! These look incredible!
Thanks Jessica! I really loved them and so did my son 🙂
What a delicious idea. I will be making these soon.
I hope you enjoy them as much as we did Janette!
You had me at the vanilla creme dip. Yum!
Hooray! Thanks Kathleen!
These are so cool!! I love the coating so much and I can’t believe you managed to keep the ridges baking them! I made fried ones the other day and pondered whether it would be possible to bake them. Looking at your recipe, the quantities for the batter are a bit different. These rock Allie! 🙂
Thank you Nagi! I made a small-ish batch so maybe that’s why the quantities are different. I’ve doubled this before (not with Oreos added though) and it works great! I’m sure it’s even better fried but ugh I just didn’t want to deal with hot oil :/
Can I move in? Seriously. I would be no bother, and I would totally watch some crazy animated films with your kiddos (since it is my secret obsession after all). These are one of the coolest ideas ever, Allie! Pinned!
Thanks Justine and you can totally! They would probably love it. They’d talk your ear off about nonsense all day long and be in their glory. Thanks so much for the pin hon!
Haha I think I would totally fall asleep too 🙂 I am still waiting for the day my son will sit through an ENTIRE movie – 30 minutes is the max so far hehe. But OMG these churros! They’re brilliant and look incredible!
It’s so great when they can finally make it through a movie! It took such a long time for my boys to both get there. My little one still sometimes can’t but for SpongeBob… he’s a big fan 😉 Thanks so much Kelly! xo
These Oreo Churros look fantastic Allie! I could only imagine how they taste. Genius idea, glad that going to the movies inspired you to create these cuties!
Me too! The recipe idea was like the icing on the cake!
Oh my god Allie.. I have no words – just that these cookies and cream churros are incredible! They look so wickedly delicious.
Thank you Thalia! I love that description- “wickedly delicious”!
Allie, I’m so glad you went to watch the movie with the kids and got the idea. And thanks to Spongebob that you can regain your energy 🙂 These churros are amazing and as a cookies-and-cream big fan, I’m dying to make these. Baked churros is my favorite!
Yep- I ended up being happy I had gone too! The recipe idea made it all worthwhile, lol! Thank you so much Linda!
Oreo churros??? Oh my goodness gracious these look gooooood! haha
Thanks Ashley!
I voted for you Allie, you are a shoo in! Meanwhile these churros?! Wow! SO much Oreo goodness. And sleeping through the movie? I think your a genius! A few uninterrupted Zzzz’s is never a bad thing! 🙂
Congratulations Allie. Being nominated for the award is an accomplishment and you deserve it. I feel like they are the Oscars of the blogging community. This is a great and welcome spin of the classic churro. How fun!
Wow, these look amazing, and I LOVE that it doesn’t involve deep frying. Just voted for you – congrats on the nomination! I’ll be sure to go back to vote again in the coming days 🙂
You are so sweet to vote for me! I can’t even tell you how much I appreciate it. And thank you for the great feedback on my Oreo Churros too! I’m so happy you enjoyed 😉
Fun mom….definitely. These look truly yummy and fun!
Aw, thank you so much Kathy! 🙂
Ummm…..you definitely DO NOT suck. Don’t talk crazy like that. Glad you caught up on some zzzz’s. Ha ha ha! These churros are amazing!
Thanks Liz! Gosh it’s hard to be a mom sometimes! I never feel like I’m doing a good enough job. But you are so sweet to make me feel better about it 🙂
Oreo Churros! That is ingenious! Yum!
Thank you Laura! I was really happy with the way they came out 😉
That is amazing news!!! Sort of revolutionary because I know how seemingly innocuous ingredients can mess up the delicate chemistry which is baking. I was making puff pasty the other day, and I almost added lemon zest to the dough. I figured, why do it? It can ruin the whole thing! These look amazing Alli! And I voted – wishing you the very best in the contest 🙂
Thank you so much for your vote Aida! And your sweet comment too. I know just what you mean, with certain things I have no worries about tweaking a recipe, but anything French and fussy I think twice about. Luckily pate a choux is so quick and easy to mix up- I figured if I blew it I could easily whip up another batch. But it worked! 😀
Oh my goodness. These look insanely delish. I wish I had a batch of these in front of me right now! I’m so happy that you went to the movies and took a nap! Now I have a reason to eat oreos and churros. 😀
Same here Miranda! That nap really paid off lol! Thanks so much 😉
Allie, I LOVE these baked cookies and cream churros! I’m a huge churro fan, but I never would have thought to make them like this! Pinned!
Honestly I would have never thought of it either. I’m so glad I caught a glimpse of them at the movie theater! Thanks so much for pinning Lisa!
Wow, this looks so tasty! You’ve opened my eyes about churros, I’ve been eating them the wrong way all my life!
Haha I thought the same thing when I saw them at the movie theater! Thanks so much for reading Lily! 🙂
what what whaaaat??! Oreo Churros are a thing??? and now I CAN MAKE THEM??! Oh good God my alterations woman will never stop poking my belly now 😛
Hahaha! You are too funny Kayle! I’m so glad you like them dear, and thank you for sharing on your Facebook page 🙂
What I love about these (apart from the general deliciousness factor) is that they are very impressive and yet there isn’t a huge long list of ingredients. I like baking but don’t always feel so confident about it, but you made this sound easy enough for even me to manage!
So beautiful and yummy, Allie … love the photos, too!
Thank you so much Helen! That is one of the things I love about making baked churros too- I almost always have all the ingredients in my pantry already. I’m so happy you enjoyed sweetie and thank you for the awesome feedback!
No way. These are dreamy. I haven’t made churros but baked and cookies n cream flavored sounds soo right up my alley. Pinned!
Yay! Thank you so much for pinning Rachel! I’m so happy you liked this idea. My son was so excited about it!
I must admit: My friend and I BOTH fell asleep during the Spongebob movie. It was a dud.
My son went through a serious SB phase years ago. Now he’s a teen and my daughter is going through the same phase. I’m all, Spongebob is soooo 5 years ago. Anyway, these churros!! I never would have thought to add Oreos to a churro, but now it’s all I can think about!!
Haha was it??? Now I feel not so bad about missing the whole thing, lol! Thank you so much for letting me know it was a dud. And I’m so happy you like the churros! I thought it was such a fun idea when I saw it at the theater. I couldn’t stop thinking about it either! Thanks Angela!
Allie, these are so fantastic. My oreo-obsessed self did a little dance when I saw these! I’ve always wanted to make churros and eclairs and all that. Totally going to have to try it! 🙂
Yes you definitely should! I love pate a choux desserts because they are a little out of the ordinary but still so simple to make. I’m so happy you liked these! Thank you so much for the sweet comment, Beth! xoxo
Allie these sound so delicious! My husband will love these churros!
Hooray! Is your hubby a big cookies and cream fan? So is my son- who can blame them, right? Thank you so much Ami! xoxo
This is brilliant! Never in a million years would I think to pair cookies and cream with churros, but seeing this, I think, OF COURSE!!! I’ll take an entire plate of these, please! 🙂 As always, gorgeous photos!
I thought the same thing when I saw the idea at the movie theater! And now I want to make all sorts of other flavored churros, lol! Thank you so much Kathleen! <3
Okay, I can relate! Not that I have kids but when my friend drags me to watch a movie that I am least interested in, I tend to fall asleep as well!!! hahaha!!! This is the best news ever! I always avoid making pate choux because I have had crazy disasters at home with that thing! But seeing your crushed Oreo version that too in the batter has got me SOOOOO excited that I want to go right into the kitchen and try again! And, of course I voted for you! :* Good luck, love! :*
Thank you so much for your vote, Samina! And for this sweet comment too. I know pate a choux can be temperamental for some people but I think that so long as you bake ’til pretty dry, you’re golden! And the fact that you can add mixins and still have it turn out is saying something. Fear not! Lol… have a great weekend sweetheart! 🙂
1) You don’t suck. Sleeping during Spongebob sounds not only appropriate, but genius. The movie keeps your kids entertained and you get a nap!
2) These are so creative and SO legit!! I need to show them to Asheley. She’s obsessed with oreos right now (it’s the pregnancy… she claims lol) and I know she’d LOVE these!
Aw, thank you!!! I wish I could hang better with the under 10 set but I am just so over it! And I totally can’t blame Asheley for craving Oreos, pregnant or not, they are the bomb! Hugs to you both; hope you’re enjoying the weekend!
I live in a community surrounded by churros- we even have churro cafes! But I’ve never seen Oreo churros! Sound amazing and look so good in your photos!! I just finished making a cake with Oreo filling, now I wish I had saved some Oreos to make those churros.
Haha wow! I think I want to move to your community 😉 Thank you so much Veronica! <3
Oh wow – these are amazing!! What a fabulous take on churros!
Thanks Annie! My family really loved these 😉
I’m thinking that Oreo churros probably is a thing, because when I saw it on Pinterest I just had to check it out! It looks so amazing and perfect!
Aw, thank you so much Shiran! I’m so glad you clicked over!
So much fun to see this! I just made churros (fried) for the first time and I’d been thinking about a baked version before doing it. So glad to see it works and what a creative flavor twist!
Thanks Monica! Aren’t churros so much fun? So happy you liked this idea- thanks for the great feedback!
AHHHHH OREO CHURROS?! GET IN MA BELLY!
Right??? These totally knocked my socks off. Thank you so much Connie!
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Baked AND dipped in Oreos. I am ALL over this!
WHAT??? These look off the hook!
These are incredible!
Wow gimme some of these!!!