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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Cookies and Cream Baked Churros
Ingredients
For the Baked Churros
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) water
- 4 tablespoons (59.15 g) unsalted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) granulated sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon (0.13 teaspoon) kosher salt
- 1/2 cup (62.5 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs, (large)
- 4 chocolate creme sandwich cookies,, crushed or finely chopped
For the Topping
- 2 tablespoons (29.57 g) melted butter
- 6 chocolate creme sandwich cookies,, crushed or finely chopped
For the Vanilla Creme Dip
- 1/2 cup (60 g) powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1/4 teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) vanilla extract , or vanilla bean paste
Instructions
To Make the Baked Churros:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- 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.
- 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.
- Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl, and beat on medium speed.
- 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).
- Fold in the crushed cookies.
- Pipe the dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets, allowing about 3 inches in between each churro.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, depending on size. Remove from the oven when they are puffed, golden brown, hollow, dry, and light.
To Top the Churros:
- Brush each churro with melted butter and coat with cookie crumbs.
To Make the Vanilla Creme Dip:
- Stir the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla together.
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
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
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!
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!
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!
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 🙂
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! 🙂
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!
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 😉
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! 😀
Oreo Churros! That is ingenious! Yum!
Thank you Laura! I was really happy with the way they came out 😉
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 🙂
Fun mom….definitely. These look truly yummy and fun!
Aw, thank you so much Kathy! 🙂
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 😉
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!
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! 🙂