These Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies are so much fun and great for any occasion. They’re soft sugar cookies, rolled with brown sugar cinnamon and covered with a sweet, icing. I can’t get enough!
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Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies
My Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies are about to make your day! Making cookies is one of my favorite hobbies. This recipe is a massive winner. Brace yourself friends, you will NOT be able to stop eating these, they are that good. My husband and I both agree the only way to enjoy these beauties is after they’ve chilled in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. Talk about heaven 🙂
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Cinnamon Roll in Cookie Form! These cookies taste just like a cinnamon roll wrapped up in a sugar cookie. Pure heaven!
- Great For Cookie Exchanges. We love making this cookie recipe for cookie exchanges with family and friends.
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What You’ll Need To Make Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies
Here are the ingredients you’ll need to make cinnamon roll sugar cookies at home. See the recipe card located at the bottom of the page for full details and instructions.
- Salted Butter– For most of my recipes I use salted butter. Unsalted works too.
- Granulated Sugar– This fine white sugar adds sweetness to the cookies.
- Large Eggs– For consistency, I use large eggs in my cooking and baking.
- Pure Vanilla Extract– Use pure vanilla extract for best tasting results.
- Sour Cream– Use full fat sour cream for best results.
- All-Purpose Flour– Flour is the main dry ingredient in the cookies.
- Baking Soda– Baking soda helps the cookies rise during baking.
- Baking Powder- Baking powder also helps the cookies rise during baking.
- Kosher Salt– Kosher salt is a course salt commonly used in cooking and baking. I prefer it over table salt.
- Brown Sugar– Brown sugar is added with the cinnamon as part of the cinnamon roll filling.
- Ground Cinnamon– Cinnamon gives the cookies that cinnamon roll flavor in the filling.
- Cream Cheese- Use full fat cream cheese for the recipe.
- Powdered Sugar– Also called confectioners sugar, this sugar is used to make the icing.
- Milk– Use 2% milk or whole milk.
How to Make Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies
Cream Butter and Sugars. In an electric or stand mixer, cream the sugar and butter.
Eggs and Vanilla. Add eggs, vanilla and sour cream until well combined.
Dry Ingredients. Slowly add in the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt until well combined.
Chill Dough. In 2 batches, place in plastic wrap in a disc shape and chill for at least 2 hours for best results.
Preheat Oven and Roll Dough. Once chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees F and cut each disc into thirds and roll into a 1/8 inch thick oval, about 12 inches X 5 inches.
Spread Dough With Butter. Spread each rolled pieces of dough with 2 Tablespoons softened butter.
Sprinkle With Cinnamon Sugar. Sprinkle buttered dough with 1/4 Cup packed brown sugar and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon that’s been combined.
Roll Dough Into Log Shape. Start rolling from the long end closest to you, rolling into a log shape.
Cut Into 1/2 Inch Pieces. Using a sharp knife, cut 1/2 inch pieces of dough then placing onto a silpat or parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake. Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes. Remove and let cool for 5 minutes before removing from baking sheet.
Prepare Frosting. To prepare frosting, beat the cream cheese until softened and smooth, slowly add powdered sugar and milk until desired consistency. Frost cookies then place in refrigerator until ready to serve.
Recipe Tips For Success
- Use High Quality Ingredients. For best tasting results, use high quality ingredients. Check for freshness before beginning.
- Chill Dough. Don’t skip chilling the dough before making the cookies. This helps keep their shape when baking.
- Room Temperature Cream Cheese. Before beginning recipe, make sure cream cheese has enough time to thaw to room temperature. I like to give it at least a couple hours.
How To Serve
Serve cinnamon roll cookies for any occasion where cookies are needed. Great for Holidays, baby showers, and any occasion really.
How To Store Leftovers
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. They taste great chilled.
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Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies
Equipment
- Oven
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- Rolling Pin
- stand mixer
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
Ingredients
- 2 Cups sugar
- 1 Cup butter softened
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 Cup sour cream
- 6 Cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 12 tablespoons softened butter (slice 2 Tablespoons 6 times totaling 12 tablespoons)
- 1 1/2 Cups packed light brown sugar divided into 1/4 Cups
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons ground cinnamon divided
Frosting
- 8 oz softened cream cheese
- 1/2 Cup powdered sugar
- 2-4 Tablespoons milk to thin icing
Instructions
- In an electric or stand mixer, cream the sugar and butter. Add eggs, vanilla and sour cream until well combined. Slowly add in the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt until well combined.
- In 2 batches, place in plastic wrap in a disc shape and chill for at least 2 hours for best results.
- Once chilled, cut each disc into thirds and roll into a 1/8 inch thick oval, about 12 inches X 5 inches. Spread each rolled pieces of dough with 2 Tablespoons softened butter, 1/4 Cup packed brown sugar and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon. Start rolling from the long end closest to you, rolling into a log shape. Using a sharp knife, cut 1/2 inch pieces of dough then placing onto a silpat or parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes. Remove and let cool for 5 minutes before removing from baking sheet.
- To prepare frosting, beat the cream cheese until softened and smooth, slowly add powdered sugar and milk until desired consistency. Frost cookies then place in refrigerator until ready to serve. These are 100 times better chilled, trust me!!
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Oh, no you didn’t!!! THOSE are DANGEROUS!!! (In a totally GOOD way!)
I don’t know whether to say Thank You or I Hate You! These are killer cookies, can’t wait to make them. I just made my favorite sugar cookies today, the old standby’s that are so dang good but you know, these may be my new favorite! Thanks for sharing
OMG Jenny!! 🙂 I am sucker for anything cinnamon-bun and when I saw these I almost fainted! I knew I had to make them! 🙂 I made them tonight and they were outta this world- the soft, chewy sugar cookie was heaven! 🙂 We had the first batch fresh and warm out of the oven, but the second batch is in the fridge now, chillin’. I’m not sure if they can beat what we had tonight, but I’m looking forward to finding out tomorrow. 😀 THANKS! 🙂
Heaven’s to Betsy!! These look incredible! You have the most awesome recipes!
Brilliant! Looks amazing Jenny! I love it when ideas just “happen”!!
Recipe printed and put into the “GOTTA TRY THIS!” file. Wow.. looks sooo good. Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
drool….
These would be awesome over on DessertStalking! Hope you come and give us a try!
Def going to make these this weekend! They look amazing!
I think I love you. Really.
Yum, looks fantatstic. I can’t wait to try these! You are amazing.
These look divine. Why hasn’t somebody thought of these before?! you should definitely make the patent. 😉
Love it, love it, LOVE IT! I am imagining they would be somewhat snickerdoodley. My sweet tooth thanks you, not so much my ass, but definately my sweet tooth 😉
Just made these while kiddos napped. Used a short-cut of fridge sugar cookie-dough that I had on hand. Made it uber easy. Although I cut my discs a bit too skinny b/c baked up flat…but uber yummy! Thank you!
Jessica,
I was wondering how the refrigerated store bought dough would work, I imagined them to bake flat, so glad that you experimented with that! This dough in my recipe is so good and it even is a bit puffy to look even more like cinnamon rolls!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Will try with your dough recipe! Thank you. Despite flat…still yummy but you do kinda miss the visual.
Oh my…these look dangerous. I have a serious weekness for cinnamon buns. Mmmm
These look heavenly! I wish I could have one…or 5 right now!
Wow, those sound wonderful! I wish I was at home making them instead of at work.
That is absolutely brilliant!
I will definitely have to make these!
Cinnamon roll and a sugar cookie all rolled into one? Amazing!! 🙂
Oh these are awesome!! I have to make sugar cookie heart cut outs today for my little one’s Vday party at school….wonder if I’ll have any dough leftover to try these? =)
Cinnamon and sugar cookies are a match made in heaven. I added some cinnamon oil to my cream cheese frosting for sugar cookies yesturday and its heavenly too! I will totally be trying these!
Amazing! I gotta make these…yum!
What a great idea! Those look absolutely amazing…my mouth is watering!
Adorable! They look just like miniature cinnamon rolls (the point, I know). Cream cheese icing = YUM 🙂
Heavens to Betsy, these look good!! Great idea! I can’t wait to try these. Thanks for sharing!
Those look amazing and I use the same sugar cookie dough recipe as you. I think I am going to make these for our ward v-day party friday night!! Thanks for the idea!!
WOW! These look amazing. I think I’ll try making them on the weekend. You get the same flavour of a cinnamon roll … but So much easier to make. Plus they’re in cookie form! 🙂 Thx.
Laurie
Wow, those look so good! I need to try those soon!
OMG. No, there’s no comment needed on these gems!
Wow! These look amazing. Might have to bake today.
Wow. 2 of my favorites meeting in the middles. I’ve gotta try this. Thanks Jenny.
Holy Cow, Jenny. You had me at cinnamon roll!
Thanks for introducing a little raointality into this debate.
I love every single recipe you have here…I will probably gonna have to work my way into your recipe index!!
These are so cute!! They also look mouth watering.
Looks delicious. I’m sure a cup of tea to go with it would make my day…mmm