Cinnamon Roll Cookies are thick and chewy with a cinnamon-sugar coating and a classic cinnamon roll powder sugar icing. All the flavors of a cinnamon rolls, but in the form of a delicious cookies!
The best of two worlds, cinnamon rolls and cookies.
Made from scratch, this recipe will be your favorite cookie recipe for Christmas time baking. They are quick and easy to make and have the great flavor of cinnamon rolls, including a homemade powdered sugar glaze.
If you love cookies, try my Pumpkin Pecan Cookies recipe.
HOW TO MAKE CINNAMON ROLL COOKIES
For the Cookies
- In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer add butter and sugar. Beat until light and fluffy.
- Beat egg and vanilla until creamy.
- Mix in dry ingredients. (Flour, Cream of Tartar, Salt, and Baking Soda)
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Shape the dough into 1" balls and roll through cinnamon sugar mixture. Place on cookie sheet lined with parchment.
- Bake for 9 - 11 minutes. The lighter in color the chewier the cookie.
- While cookies cool, make the icing.
For the Icing
- Mix powdered sugar, vanilla and milk. Add milk until you get the desired consistency.
- Drizzle icing over cookies.
WHAT MAKES COOKIES SO CHEWY?
Have you wondered what cream of tartar does for a cookie recipe?
It makes them chewy! Cream of tartar prevents the sugar in cookie dough from crystalizing keeping the dough soft and chewy.
TIPS FOR BAKING CINNAMON ROLL COOKIES
- Cool cookies before icing. It's hard to wait, but if you add the icing too early it will melt into the cookie instead of sitting on top as a pretty drizzle.
- The butter should be softened. Leave butter on the counter to soften. You can cut the butter into small squares and spread out on a plate to make softening quicker.
- Bake until they are just brown and light in color. This will keep them good and chewy!
CINNAMON ROLL COOKIES
Cinnamon Roll Cookies
These cookies will become your new favorite. They are soft in the middle with a cinnamon sugar coating and a drizzle of delicious glaze icing.
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Servings: 2 dozen
Ingredients
For the Cookies
- 1 c Butter
- ½ c Brown Sugar
- ½ c Granulated Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 2 c Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Cream of Tartar
For the Sugar Mixture
- ½ c Granulated Sugar
- 2 Tbsp Cinnamon
For the Icing
- 1 c Powdered Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1 - 2 Tbsp Milk
Instructions
For the Cookies
- In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer add butter and sugar. Beat until light and fluffy.
- Next, beat in egg and vanilla.
- Mix in dry ingredients.
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Shape the dough into 1" balls and roll through cinnamon sugar mixture. Place on baking sheets lined with parchment.
- Bake at 350 for 9-12 minutes. The lighter in color the chewier the cookie.
- While cookies cool, make the icing.
For the Icing
- Mix powdered sugar, vanilla and milk. Add milk until you get the desired consistency.
- Drizzle icing over cookies.
Notes
These cookies can be frozen. I recommend icing after they have thawed and before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie
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Audrey
This is the best cookie for cinnamon bun lovers!
Jill
Yes indeed! Thanks for the comment!
Amanda Marie Boyle
I tried a small batch and they were really good. Adding these to my holiday cookie basket.
Jill
So glad you liked the cookies. Thanks for the comment!
Rosario Arecco
These are perfect with my afternoon coffee.
Jill
Yes, yes, yes!!
Chef Dennis
These Cinnamon Roll Cookies are perfect! My sons will totally love this.
Jill
Thank you! I just baked up a batch for my son who is away at college. He adores these cookies!