Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies
A fluffy, moist sugar cookie topped with an incredible cream cheese frosting. Its a cinnamon roll combined with a sugar cookie!!
Servings: 18
Calories: 322kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 16 oz cream cheese
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until creamy.
- Add in the egg and vanilla extract.
- In a separate small bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- Add flour mixture to sugr mixture and beat until combined.
- Place bowl of dough in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Once dough is chilled, roll dough out to about 1/2" thickness and cut with a circle cookie cutter.
- Place dough on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake cookies in preheated oven, 350, for 7-8 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool 2-3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- To make frosting, beat together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla in a medium bowl.
- Put frosting in a Ziploc bag and cut the end off (or a piping bag) and pipe frosting on top of each cooled cookie.
Nutrition
Calories: 322kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 295mg | Potassium: 65mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 667IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 1mg
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