Churro Bars

Churro Bars are chewy, buttery cookie bars loaded with cinnamon sugar! All the flavors of your favorite churro, but easy to make and perfect to share!

Why You’ll Love These Churro Bars

  • Easy to make! No deep frying like traditional churros with this recipe. You don’t even need to use a mixer!
  • Simple Ingredients. You probably have everything in your kitchen right now to make a batch of these.
  • Flavor! These cookie bars are buttery, chewy, and loaded with cinnamon sugar. As close to a churro you can get in cookie form!
Cookie bars made with browned butter and topped with cinnamon sugar cut into squares on a baking sheet

What You Will Need / Ingredients

Make sure to hop down to the bottom of this post for the full recipe and ingredient list!

  • Butter. I use salted butter in this recipe. You will be browning the butter to help mimic the depth of flavor that deep frying imparts in traditional churros. It’s a a simple trick and works really well! Plus since the butter will be melted this saves you from having to use your stand mixer or hand mixer!
  • Light brown sugar. Using all brown sugar in the cookie dough is for flavor and texture!
  • Eggs. I use large size eggs in this recipe, as with all my baking recipes unless otherwise stated.
  • Vanilla Extract. You can also use vanilla bean paste for even more vanilla flavor!
  • Dry Ingredients: Baking powder, salt, and all purpose flour.
  • Cinnamon Sugar: A combo of granulated sugar and ground cinnamon make the mixture that you will coat your bars with!

How To Make Churro Bars

The full recipe card is at the bottom of the post and it’s printable too! Here are the steps and some pictures to help answer any questions you may have!

Churro cookie bar dough in a silver mixing bowl

Make the dough: First up you’re going to brown the butter. This deepens the flavor of the dough and I feel like it helps mimic the flavor of deep frying! Don’t skip this step! Once you have the butter browned, let it cool for 20 minutes and then mix your dough up. No mixer needed because the butter is melted which makes this very easy!

Prep and Assemble: Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper or foil and lightly coat it with baking spray. Then sprinkle half of your prepared cinnamon sugar into the bottom of the pan. This ensures that the whole bar is coated with cinnamon sugar just like a churro!

Press the cookie dough into the pan and then sprinkle the remaining cinnamon sugar evenly on top and bake them for 25 – 30 minutes.

Allow them to cool in the pan completely and then cut into squares!

Stacked Churro cinnamon sugar cookie bars

How To Store

These bars are just as great to make for an event, holiday, or party as they are for a lunchbox treat. Store them airtight at room temperature for up to 3 days for best freshness.

To Freeze: Store in an airtight container for up to 3 months and allow them to thaw at room temperature.

A cinnamon sugar cookie bar with a bite taken out on a baking sheet

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A stack of cinnamon sugar Churro cookie bars stacked with a bite taken from the top one.

Churro Bars

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  • Author: Shelly
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: 24 bars 1x
  • Category: Cookies
  • Method: Oven/Stove Top
  • Cuisine: Dessert

Description

These chewy, buttery bars start with browned butter and are topped with an extra helping of cinnamon sugar. All the flavor of a churro with no frying necessary!


Ingredients

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  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups light brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Brown the butter: In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat melt the butter and bring to a boil. Frequently stir or swirl the pan until the butter reaches a deep amber color. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the butter to cool for 20 minutes.
  2. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9×13-inch baking dish with parchment paper and coat with non-stick spray. Set aside.
  3. Prep the dough: In a large bowl combine the cooled butter and brown sugar and stir to combine. Add in the eggs, vanilla, baking powder, and salt and stir until smooth. Finally, add in flour and mix until just incorporated. Set aside.
  4. Make the Cinnamon Sugar: In a small bowl, whisk the granulated sugar and ground cinnamon together.
  5. Sprinkle half of the cinnamon sugar evenly into bottom of the prepared pan.
  6. Press the cookie dough on top of cinnamon sugar and then sprinkle the remaining cinnamon sugar on top. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until edges are lightly golden.
  7. Place pan on a wire rack to cool completely before cutting into bars.

Notes

Store airtight at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Freeze airtight for up to 2 months for best freshness. Thaw at room temperature. 

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21 comments on “Churro Bars”

  1. Hi, i d like to hace the recipe but appears me an error message, can you help me please? Thank you very much

    1. The link should be working now. I know the Imperial Site was having some serve issues, but hopefully they’re all fixed!

  2. Are you using a glass baking dish or metal baking pan. You make reference to a “dish” and then later to a “pan”. Thank you.

    1. It just makes removal of the bars from the pan easier. You cold make them without, just make sure to grease the pan!

  3. Kimberly Zheng

    I made these for church today and they were an absolute hit. They have the same thick chewy texture as snickerdoodles, with considerably less work. Even better, these can be done within an hour! What a winner!

  4. I made these and they were amazing! I shared them with friends and am now sending them the link to the recipe!

  5. Just made these and they are delicious. Browning butter leads to yummyness! If that is a word…
    I have had churros in Spain, they are a totally different pastry that gets fried.

  6. I have a similar recipe that I love. To kick these up a notch, add some cream cheese frosting and then sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Amazing!

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