How To Make Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies
These sugar cookies are loaded with the warm flavor of cinnamon and topped with smooth cream cheese icing. They pair perfectly with a cup of coffee.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ¾cupbutter,(1½ sticks), softened
- ¾cupgranulated sugar
- ¼cuppowdered sugar
- 2large eggs
- 1tspvanilla
- 3cupsall-purpose flour
- 1tspbaking powder
- ½tspsalt
For Filling:
- 6tbspbutter,softened
- 1cuplight brown sugar,packed
- 1tspcinnamon
For Glaze:
- 4ozcream cheese,softened to room temperature
- ½cuppowdered sugar
- 1tspvanilla
- 2tbspmilk
Instructions
Cookie Dough:
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Cream the butter, sugar and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
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Add the eggs and vanilla; mix well.
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Add the flour, baking powder and salt until just combined.
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Press down into a bowl and top with saran wrap.
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Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
To Assemble:
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Cut dough into four pieces.
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Roll out the first piece into a large rectangle, about ¼-inch thick.
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Spread 1½ tablespoons of butter over it, then add 4 tablespoons of brown sugar, and sprinkle ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon.
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Roll it up, like you would a cinnamon roll.
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Using a thread, cut the cookies into ¾-inch discs by pulling the thread under the log and crossing it, and pulling tight. Place the sliced cookies onto a baking sheet.
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Bake for 7 to 9 minutes.
Glaze:
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Mix the glaze ingredients, pour into a ziploc bag.
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Snip a tiny bit off one edge of the bag and pipe a zig zag pattern on the cookies.
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Let the icing dry.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 87.67kcal
- Fat:Â 4.34g
- Saturated Fat:Â 2.62g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.14g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 1.13g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 0.22g
- Carbohydrates:Â 11.32g
- Fiber:Â 0.19g
- Sugar:Â 6.44g
- Protein:Â 1.02g
- Cholesterol:Â 17.48mg
- Sodium:Â 36.25mg
- Calcium:Â 13.46mg
- Potassium:Â 16.97mg
- Iron:Â 0.36mg
- Vitamin A: 38.94µg
- Vitamin C:Â 0.00mg
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