Description
Churro cheesecake donut cookies blend Mexican pastry magic with creamy cheesecake indulgence. Crisp cinnamon-sugar edges and rich cream cheese filling promise a delightful dessert experience you’ll savor to the last crumb.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 4 oz (113 g) cream cheese
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar (for coating)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp vanilla extract (for filling)
- 1 tsp cinnamon (for coating)
Instructions
- Cream Cheese Preparation: Thoroughly blend cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla extract until achieving a silky, uniform texture without any lumps.
- Filling Formation: Delicately pipe or spoon small, consistent cream cheese dollops onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, ensuring adequate spacing between each portion.
- Freezing Process: Place the baking sheet in the freezer, allowing the cream cheese portions to solidify completely for 30-40 minutes, maintaining their structural integrity.
- Dough Composition: Combine remaining ingredients to create a cohesive dough that will encase the frozen cream cheese filling, ensuring a smooth and pliable consistency.
- Assembly Technique: Carefully wrap each frozen cream cheese dollop within the prepared dough, meticulously sealing the edges to prevent leakage during baking.
- Coating Procedure: Roll the assembled pastries in a cinnamon-sugar mixture, creating a generous and even exterior that will caramelize during the baking process.
- Baking Execution: Position the prepared pastries on a clean baking sheet, then place in a preheated oven at 375°F, baking until golden brown and perfectly crisp around the edges.
- Finishing Touch: Remove from the oven and allow the churro cheesecake donut cookies to cool slightly, permitting the filling to set and the exterior to achieve maximum crunchiness.
Notes
- Chill Cream Cheese Strategically: Freeze cream cheese drops exactly 30-40 minutes to maintain perfect shape and prevent unwanted melting during mixing or baking.
- Handle Frozen Filling Delicately: Use quick, light touches when transferring frozen cream cheese drops to preserve their structured form and prevent unintended warming.
- Ensure Smooth Cream Cheese Base: Blend cream cheese mixture thoroughly, eliminating all lumps for a silky, consistent texture that enhances overall cookie quality.
- Precise Ingredient Preparation: Measure and organize all ingredients before starting to streamline the cooking process and guarantee a seamless recipe execution.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 80 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg