- Chill the dough well for clean swirls
- Don’t overbake
- Ice only when fully cooled
- Dough freezes beautifully
Best Cinnamon Roll Cookies
Soft cinnamon swirl cookies topped with a sweet vanilla glaze.
Ingredients
- Cookie Dough:
- ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- Cinnamon Filling:
- ¼ cup unsalted butter softened
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1½ tbsp ground cinnamon
- Icing:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 –2 tbsp milk or cream
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Make dough and chill briefly.
- Roll out, spread cinnamon filling, and roll into a log.
- Chill until firm, then slice.
- Bake until set and lightly golden.
- Cool, ice, and serve.