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Cinnamon Roll Cookies

Author: Catherine's Plates

Ingredients

Cookie dough

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar, white granulated
  • 2 eggs, brought to room temperature
  • 1 TBS vanilla
  • 3 cups flour, all purpose
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Frosting

  • 4 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 8 TBS butter, softened
  • 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2-3 tsp milk
  • additional cinnamon for dusting cookies

Instructions

  • In a large stand mixer bowl, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs in one at a time, then add in vanilla. Mix well.
  • Add flour one cup at a time. At the 3rd cup add in the baking powder, cinnamon, and salt, mix well.
  • Form dough into a ball and cover. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Roll the dough into 1" balls and place onto a prepared baking sheet. Flatten cookie with bottom of glass or your hand until 1/3 or 1/2 inch thick.
  • Bake for 7-9 minutes until edges are golden brown. Remove to cooling rack to cool completely.
  • To make the frosting, beat together cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time until smooth.
  • Add vanilla. Add milk to thin out if necessary. Beat until light and fluffy.
  • Using a ziploc bag or piping bag, pipe frosting onto cookie, starting from the center and spiraling to the outside edge. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Enjoy.