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!
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 🙂
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What You’ll Need
- 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
- 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, 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 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.
Spread softened butter over dough.
Sprinkle with brow sugar and cinnamon next!
Time to roll into a cute little log, then use a sharp knife to cut into slices
Place onto your baking sheet
Baked to perfection, I’m drooling just thinking about them again
Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting
No words needed!
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.
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!!
These are absolutely fabulous. SO good, that I have already had 4 this morning with my coffee! 🙂 You are right about chilling them first; brings the tastiness to another level! Cannot wait to share these at my weekly wine and dessert gathering! Thank you for the creative and yummy recipe!
Very nice indeed.
THANKS FOR SHARING!!! I LOVE SWEEEEETIESS!!
Jum!!YUM!!YUMMMMM~~~~!!! I’M DROOLING OVER IT FROM HERE NOW!!! MAN, ERGH, WOMAN, TAHNKS FOR SHARING IT WITH US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YUMMY, YUMMY, YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!1
Great recipe! I paired it with a “Cafe Milch” (German Cappuccino) and it was phenomenal! The best part is that there is very little time spent preparing and so more time can be spent enjoying! Keep those recipes coming!
Oh mah word. I need to delete this from my memory or I will be quickly gaining 800 pounds.
These were amazing. I made them and took them to work for a colleague’s birthday. Everyone (even the men!) asked for the recipe. I referred them to you!
Made these on Sunday and DF canNOT stop raving about them. DELICIOUS! Thank you 😀
I am SO making these!
These are so delish! They’re a definite family and PTA fav! 😉 xoxo
I made these sweet little cookies yesterday and EVERYONE loved them!!! Thank you so much for the fantastic idea!
Made these last night and they were delicious! I should warn others though that I followed the recipe and got 86 cookies. I didn’t roll the dough out to quite 12″, sliced a bit thick and always chuck out the end slices when I do rolls like this. Six feet of roll and half-inch slices will give you way more than 36 cookies!
Wow! What a great idea!!
I knew I shouldn’t have checked your blog while my husband was sitting next to me. Now I have some baking to do tomorrow.
Wow wow wow!! These look outstanding 🙂
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have three girls ages 5 and under and they LOVE cinnamon rolls, I have yet to find a super easy-whip-it-together recipe that tastes (for my benefit) like a Cinnabon (we are living in Germany and they seem to not be all that crazy about cinnamon stuff unless it is Christmas time and even then rolls don’t cross their mind)… but you found it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And we LOVE it and you for sharing it with us!!!!!!!
Blessings!!!!
Kerry
That. Looks. delicious. :F (drool face)
how long do you think it can stand without going bad? (It’s too much to ask you not to munch it all up right away. I’d just inhale these cookies if I were you) I was thinking of mailing it to someone, do you think it’d be a good idea?
Oh, good golly. Little gems from Heaven. On my to-do list for sure!
OMGWTFBBQ
My brain just exploded at the sight of these. I’m suing you for damaging my monitor, because I was licking the screen.
I went into a diabetic coma reading this, and i don’t even like sugar cookies! Awesome idea!
I made these yesterday, and LOVE them!! I used a little left over dough, and got about a dozen?
http://ldylvbgr.blogspot.com/2010/02/cinnamon-roll-sugar-cookies.html
When are they going to make a “scratch and sniff” option for the internet? Those look so good, I bet they smell divine.
This is genius! They remind me of snickerdoodles on steroids.:) Can’t wait to try them!!!
I made them and they turned out awesome! Thanks!
we also love cinnamon roll sugar cookies! Definitely one of our faves!
Can anyone tell me how many this makes? So excited to make these!!
Hi Kristine,
The recipe makes about 3 dozen cookies. Enjoy!
Good to hear it only makes 3 dozen, because on the bottom of the post it said something about 6 dozen and I was going to ask for a half batch recipe, since some of them don’t break down well (ex. half of three eggs? half of 1/4 tsp salt?), but 3 dozen I can do ^.^
Thanks for the incredible recipe Jenny, so excited to try it for my blog!
-Korbe
Hi Korbe,
The recipe does actually make 6 dozen, but the good news is, you can freeze the leftover sugar cookie dough and save it for later! That’s what I did 🙂 Hope you enjoy!
I had the same thought about making just 1/2 of the recipe…if there are 3 eggs, why not try to cup the recipe in thirds. Everything divided by 3 easily except for the baking soda and baking powder. I use a scant 3/4 teaspoon of each. I haven’t baked my cookies yet, but will let you know how the recipe turned out.
Amazing idea! They so look awesome. I gotta try these!
I love these!
PLEASE TELL ME YOU CAN MAKE THESE WHEN WE COME & STAY WITH YOU GUYS!!! I HAVE to have these!!
These look so amazing and simple and yummy…all in one! Great idea Jenny!
I think I want to turn these into magnets and put them on my fridge, so I can look at them all day long, and pretend to eat them whenever I want!
Jenny, these look dangerous! I was helping the boys w/ their Valentine’s tonight and sad that you wouldn’t be ringing our door w/ a plate of treats. 🙂 Kade’s going to take treats around to his friends tomorrow, I think we’ll be making these instead of the same old frosted heart cookies. THANKS!!
Jenny, you are a genius! I think this may be the most creative cookie I’ve ever seen!!! I just HAVE to make these for Cookie Mondays–my hubby’s co-workers will love them! Thanks for the inspiration!
OH MY HEAVENS!!!! What a cuuuuute idea!!! I am TOTALLY going to try this!! Thanks!!
I always think “chocolate” at Valentine’s Day … this is such a yummy change of pace. I think a tall glass of milk (lowfat, of course) would be perfect w/ those sugar cookies!
Have mercy! These look delicious. What a horrible (for my diet) idea. No really, these are genius. I’d love a batch of them right now.