Cinnamon Roll Cookies
Cinnamon Roll Cookies are a playful recipe that gives you the swirl of a cinnamon roll in a cookie bite. These darling cookies look like cinnamon rolls, taste like a crunchy version of cinnamon rolls, and use a lot of the same techniques as you would in making actual rolls (minus the yeasted dough obviously!).
It is the cinnamon swirl and the rolling of the cookie dough that may be tricky steps. As you'll notice, I succeeded in the swirl category but my spacing between the cinnamon layer and the dough layer was not tight enough. As these baked, the cinnamon layer bubbled up and the dough spread slightly.
Other than my cookies not looking exactly like the original recipe's photo, this difference was not really a problem. The cookies kept the overall shape and tasted really good. I may have liked the plain version even better than the final, iced version.
It's possible that I have never said those words before-- I like icing by the spoonful right out of a bowl!-- but these flavorful, cinnamon cookies were just fine without the sweet icing on top. The icing does put a nice finishing touch on the overall cinnamon roll theme so, go ahead, you won't be disappointed either way.
Want to make actual cinnamon rolls? Try this recipe for gluten free cinnamon rolls.
I followed the recipe from www.cookingchanneltv.com and did not change a thing. I'd love to hear if you try the same recipe and have good results. Next time I will roll the dough in a tighter spiral but even my lack of skill in that step didn't take away from the enjoyment of these swirled, cinnamon treats.
Here is the list of ingredients. Please click through for the original published recipe instructions.
Cinnamon Roll Cookies
Cinnamon Roll Cookies are a playful recipe that gives you the swirl of a cinnamon roll in a cookie bite.
Ingredients
COOKIE DOUGH:
- ½ lb (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup confectioners' sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
CINNAMON SMEAR:
- 5 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoon (⅔ stick) unsalted butter, soft
- ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon light corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
ICING:
- ½ cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon water
Instructions
- Please click through to the original recipe here on the Cooking Channel .
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
32Serving Size:
1 cookieAmount Per Serving: Calories: 126Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 78mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 0gSugar: 9gProtein: 1g
This data is provided by Nutritionix and is an estimate only.
Holly Baker started the food blog, A Baker's House, in 2011. She is the writer, recipe creator, and photographer for the site. Holly loves to bake and shares recipes for gluten free food, canning recipes, as well as traditional desserts too. Her recipes and food photography have been highlighted by BuzzFeed, Reader's Digest, and She Knows.
These are perfect if you ask me; they just scream 'cookies for breakfast! '
Now that's my kind of cinnamon roll! A little treat instead of a giant roll.
lovely looking cookies ! i ve got a weakness for swirly things!
Those are adorable and look perfect to me! What a cool idea for cookies!
Great cookies, Holly! I love the addition of the orange zest in the dough.
Looks like we were on the same wavelength this month with Cinnamon Swirl Cookies Holly. You know what they say about great minds thinking alike 🙂 Your cookies look beautiful and delicious. I had the same thought about my cookies with the icing - they tasted just as good without it but the icing makes them look more finished. Yum!
Your cinnamon roll cookies look way better than the ones I made last year. So pretty!
Those look so good and I love the cinnamon smear!!! Excellent for the holidays!!
Cinnamon was a great theme! I really enjoyed all the cookies this month.
These look like they turned out just fine to me! This is always a fun cookie to make!
I have always had issues with slicing rolled out cookie dough but yours look perfect!
Yes, I have that trouble too-- I think freezing the dough really makes a big difference so that when you cut through the rolled dough it does not squish down too much.
I made some of these a few years ago and they were the hit of the Christmas cookie tins I gave to my neighbors. I also love the orange cinnamon version of these too. They are a delight.
Good idea, Karen, maybe these will be made again to share with neighbors. I think they would pack well too so that I could send them to my grandmothers.
The dough came out really well! Tastes really well! A hit with my family. Will make this again. Thanks a lot for sharing this recipe. 🙂
So very glad you enjoyed these!
I have always wanted to try making these cookies--you did a great job. They are drool-worthy with that glaze!
Thanks, Laura! The glaze was sweet-- just like cinnamon rolls-- but it made it hard to stack the cookies for storage. Even parchment did not help much. I left the glaze off for the cookies I took to the teachers at school so it was easier to transport the cookies and also so that the teachers didn't all have sticky fingers afterwards!
These look tasty! I find it hard to get rolled cookies rolled up tight enough too, maybe it just takes practice.