Cinnamon Roll Cookies

I know... I said I was taking a break. But friends! I made THE most amazing cookie recipe for my cookie exchange tonight and I just had to share! I know that some of you have yet to begun your Christmas baking and SO for this YOU'RE WELCOME! haha

This is a recipe I found on Pinterest from over at Our Life Tastes Good. I did not use the Vanilla Cookie dough the recipe calls for. Instead, I ended up buying pre-rolled out sheets of Nestlè cookie dough. Believe me, I wanted to try to make it. But, with a burst pipe in the kitchen and not being able to start my baking until 11 PM, I had to improvise a little. I originally went for the tubes of sugar cookie. But imagine my surprise when right next to it was a Nestlè Tollhouse package of rolled out sheets of dough.... I also managed to score them for $1 (as opposed to the $3.50 they were marked! SCORE!). So, I laid the two small sheets side by side and pressed the seam together. Then I took my cinnamon/sugar mixture and spread that around the entire sheet. Roll that up, then cut and you're ready to bake.

The glaze was pretty easy! I followed the recipe for that, however, I had a little left over cinnamon/sugar and so I added about a tablespoon or so into my frosting mixture. I also added vanilla extract to the frosting.

drum roll please;

Cinnamon Roll Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1/5th Vanilla Cookie Dough (or pre-packaged Sugar Cookie dough)
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon (add more to taste)
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
  • milk as needed to thin the glaze to desired consistency

Instructions

  1. Chill dough in freezer until firm - about 15 to 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Combine 2 tablespoons melted butter, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Roll out chilled dough to about an 8 inch square. Spread the brown sugar mixture on the dough right up to the edge. Roll up dough as tightly as you can without tearing the dough. Pinch seams. Wrap the dough in parchment paper and chill in the freezer for about 30 minutes to an hour. You want the dough very firm so you can cut it without losing the round shape.
  3. When the dough is firm, roll it on the surface a few times to make sure it is round and slice into 1/4" slices. Place cookies slices on parchment lined baking sheet and bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until slightly browned around edges. Allow to cool on tray for a minute and then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
  4. Combine 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar and 1 tablespoon melted butter. Stir to combine and add 1 teaspoon of milk at a time to thin to desired consistency, as needed. Drizzle the glaze over cooled cookies and allow to dry. Enjoy! (optional; add 1 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract to glaze, as well as 1 tablespoon of leftover Cinnamon/Sugar mixture)

Yield: 2 dozen
Prep Time: 15 mins.

Cook time: 12 mins.
Total time: 27 mins.