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Cinnamon Roll Cookies

Buttery and light, these Cinnamon Roll Cookies smell like freshly baked cinnamon rolls, but they're a crispy cookie!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Chilling time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 30 minutes
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: christmas, cinnamon, cinnamon roll, cinnamon roll cookies, cookies, dessert, easy cookies
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 104kcal

Ingredients

For the dough

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature, cut into cubes
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons milk or whipping cream

For the filling

  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter very soft but not melted
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon all purpose flour

Instructions

  • Pulse the flour, sugar, salt, and butter in a food processor. Drizzle in the milk or whipping cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough comes together and clumps easily.
  • Divide the dough into two discs and wrap them in plastic and set aside while you make the filling.
  • For the filling, mix the cinnamon, sugar, butter, maple syrup, and flour together.
  • Lightly flour your work surface and have more flour on hand for dusting the rolling pin.
  • Roll out one of the discs to a large rectangle, about 8 x 10. The dough will be fairly thin.
  • Sprinkle half the cinnamon sugar mixture over the dough, then starting with the long edge nearest you, roll it up jelly roll-style.
  • Repeat with the remaining dough and cinnamon sugar.
  • Wrap the rolls in plastic wrap and refrigerate them for 2 hours or overnight.
  • Preheat the oven to 350-F.
  • Thinly slice (about 1/4-inch thick) rounds from the cold log of dough. Lay them on a parchment-paper lined sheet pan, about 1-inch apart.
  • Bake at 350-F for about 12-15 minutes or just until the edges start to look golden brown. Leave the Cinnamon Roll Cookies to cool on the sheet pan.

Notes

Chef Jenn's Tips

  • Don't be afraid to use flour to keep the dough from sticking to the rolling pin or the counter.
  • Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar on evenly from edge to edge. It will be very thin. If your cinnamon sugar is too thick, it'll ooze out of your cookies and your cookies will be deformed.
  • Bake these cookies on parchement paper - NOT waxed paper, for easy cleanup.
  • If you see the sugar start to bubble up in the center of the cookies, they're done. Pull them out of the oven.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 104kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 19mg | Potassium: 22mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 140IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg