Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies

60 cookies
Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Cute easy Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing will satisfy your cinnamon roll cravings! Great for dunking in coffee!

If you love Cookies and Cinnamon Rolls, this recipe is for you! Perfect for dessert or dunking into your morning coffee.

Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies on plate with coffee cup

Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies satisfy all your cinnamon roll cravings without nearly as much work! These cute, crunchy cookies have a buttery cinnamon swirl center, and are drizzled with cream cheese icing for authentic cinnamon roll flavor.

This recipe is a breeze, and the kids can help with the buttering and sprinkling of sugar and cinnamon. The most harrowing part is watching them like a hawk in the oven because you want to catch them when they are baked but not at all browned.

These cookies will be so much easier than you expect them to be. There are a few steps, which are outlined below, but each one is fairly simple. If you love cinnamon, next try making Cinnamon Roll Pancakes and Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long should I bake Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies for?

These sugar cookies need to be pulled out of the oven before they start to brown, so watch them carefully! 7-9 minutes usually does the trick.

What other ingredients can I add to Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies?

Make Chocolate Cinnamon Roll Cookies by adding mini chocolate chips, or dusting cocoa powder, over the cinnamon filling before baking.

What other icings can I use for Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies?

You can make a classic Sugar Cookie Frosting instead of the cream cheese icing if you want a more spreadable topping for these cookies. Add maple extract, vanilla extract, or almond extract for even more flavor.

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How to Make Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies

To Make The Cookies:
Cream the ¾ cup butter, sugar and powdered sugar until it is light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla; mix well.
Add the flour, baking powder and salt until just combined. Press down into a bowl and top with saran wrap.
Refrigerate for at least an hour.

To assemble the cookies:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut dough into four pieces. Roll out the first piece into a large rectangle, about ¼ inch thick. Spread 1 ½ tablespoons of butter over it. Add 4 tablespoons of brown sugar, and sprinkle ¼ teaspoon cinnamon.

Roll it up, like you would a cinnamon roll. Using a thread, cut the cookies into ¾ inch discs by pulling the the thread under the log and crossing it and pulling tight like you were going to tie a shoe. Bake for 7-9 minutes, you wan these cookies to stay blond, no browning.

To make the glaze:
Mix the glaze ingredients, pour into a ziploc bag. Snip a tiny bit off one edge of the bag and pipe a zig zag pattern on the cookies. Let the icing dry.

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How to Store Cinnamon Roll Cookies

  • Serve: You can keep Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies unfrosted at room temperature for 3-4 days. Let the cookies cool to room temperature, then put them in an airtight container to store in the pantry. 
  • Store: If frosted with a dairy frosting like cream cheese, put them in a ziplock bag or other airtight container to store in the fridge. They’ll keep well for 5-7 days. 
  • Freeze: You can also freeze Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies for up to 6 months, which is the perfect way to get your holiday baking done in advance. 
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Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies

Cute easy Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing will satisfy your cinnamon roll cravings! Great for dunking in coffee!
Yield 60 cookies
Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder

Ingredients
 

  • 3/4 cup butter , (1 ½ sticks) softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Filling:

  • 6 tablespoons butter , softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar , packed
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Glaze:

  • 4 ounces cream cheese , softened to room temperature
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

To Make the Cookie Dough:

  • Cream the ¾ cup butter, sugar and powdered sugar until it is light and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs and vanilla; mix well.
  • Add the flour, baking powder and salt until just combined.
  • Press down into a bowl and top with saran wrap.
  • Refrigerate for at least an hour.

To Assemble the Cookies:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Cut dough into four pieces.
  • Roll out the first piece into a large rectangle, about ¼ inch thick.
  • Spread 1 ½ tablespoons of butter over it, then add 4 tablespoons of brown sugar, and sprinkle ¼ teaspoon cinnamon.
  • Roll it up, like you would a cinnamon roll.
  • Using a thread, cut the cookies into ¾ inch discs by pulling the thread under the log and crossing it and pulling tight like you were going to tie a shoe. Place the sliced cookies onto a baking sheet.
  • Bake for 7-9 minutes, you want these cookies to stay blond, no browning.

To Make the Glaze:

  • Mix the glaze ingredients, pour into a ziploc bag.
  • Snip a tiny bit off one edge of the bag and pipe a zig zag pattern on the cookies.
  • Let the icing dry.

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Notes

Adapted from Mel’s Cafe

Nutrition

Calories: 91kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 59mg | Potassium: 24mg | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 140IU | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.4mg
Keyword: cinnamon roll cookies, Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies
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Cute little Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing will satisfy your cinnamon roll cravings without nearly as much effort! Great for dunking in coffee!
Cute little Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing will satisfy your cinnamon roll cravings without nearly as much effort! Great for dunking in coffee!
Cute little Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing will satisfy your cinnamon roll cravings without nearly as much effort! Great for dunking in coffee!
Cute little Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing will satisfy your cinnamon roll cravings without nearly as much effort! Great for dunking in coffee!
Cute little Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing will satisfy your cinnamon roll cravings without nearly as much effort! Great for dunking in coffee!
Cute little Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing will satisfy your cinnamon roll cravings without nearly as much effort! Great for dunking in coffee!

About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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  1. My family and I love this recipe I love baking for my father and 2 sisters they all love my baking this is the best I’m going to make this all the time.

  2. What a fun little treat! I love cinnamon rolls but never thought to make them into cookies. I knew I just had to make these and they were delicious.