Description
Cinnamon Roll Cookies bring sweet swirls of comfort straight from your kitchen, melting together classic bakery charm with handheld cookie convenience. Drizzled with vanilla glaze, these treats roll together the best of pastry and cookie worlds for a delightful afternoon snack.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
Supporting Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Filling:
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Warm your oven to precisely 350°F while preparing a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Whisk 2 cups flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp cinnamon, and ½ tsp salt together in a medium bowl.
- Cream ½ cup softened butter with ½ cup granulated sugar and ½ cup brown sugar until light and airy.
- Crack 1 large egg into the butter mixture and blend in 2 tsp vanilla extract until completely smooth.
- Slowly incorporate dry ingredients into wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Prepare filling by stirring ½ cup brown sugar with 2 tsp ground cinnamon in a separate small bowl.
- Roll out cookie dough onto parchment paper into a rectangular shape about ¼ inch thick.
- Sprinkle entire surface of dough with prepared cinnamon-sugar filling.
- Carefully roll the dough into a tight log, using the parchment paper to help guide you.
- Slice log into ½-inch thick rounds using a sharp knife.
- Arrange cookie rounds 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes until edges turn golden brown.
Notes
- Softening butter at room temperature helps create a smoother, more evenly mixed cookie dough that blends perfectly.
- Rolling the dough on parchment paper makes it easier to create a tight, neat cinnamon roll shape without sticking.
- For gluten-free friends, swap wheat flour with a cup-for-cup gluten-free blend to make these cookies equally delectable.
- Chilling the rolled dough for 15 minutes before slicing helps maintain cleaner, more defined cookie rounds with crisp edges.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 137 kcal
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 81 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 27 mg