These quick and easy sugar cookies are spiked with an extra dose of cinnamon sugar and rolled up to make cinnamon roll sugar cookies! Crispy on the outside and softer towards the middle, they may look fancy and complicated but they’re super simple to make!
A recipe on a Monday? Whaaaaaat?
I know it’s been a while since I opened up the week with a recipe post, but I’m going to try switching up my posting schedule a little so that I can start doing What I Ate Wednesdays more often since you guys really seem to like those. And by “switching up my posting schedule” I really just mean swapping Mondays and Wednesdays… so Mondays and Fridays will be for recipes, Wednesdays will be for WIAW or other random posts, Thursdays will be for Thinking Out Loud, and Sundays will be for Link Love.
Sound good? Good. Now let’s talk about the really good stuff…
Cinnamon roll sugar cookies. Oh.my.GAWL.
I probably should have posted these before Easter, but I was planning on surprising my mom with a batch for her birthday (with cake, don’t worry), and I couldn’t exactly plaster them all over Spoons before then since she’s kind of my #1 reader (hi, Mom!).
But you don’t need a holiday or special occasion to whip up a batch of these cookies — you just need about 30 minutes and a craving for something sweet and cinnamony…
I know these might look like they take a tonne of time and effort to make, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.
I mean, you know me… right? As much as I love to bake, I prefer it when the whole process is quick and easy. And as much as I love cinnamon rolls, I’m not the biggest fan of making them — especially since working with yeast kind of intimidates me. That and all the kneading, mixing, waiting, rolling… no. Just no. Maybe one day I’ll feel up for tackling that world, but for now I’ll stick with store-bought cinnamon rolls and homemade cinnamon roll cookies…
These cookies don’t require any mixers, any fancy ingredients, or any special treatment. The dough is really easy to work with, so you’ll get perfectly shaped cookies on your first try. Promise. My first batch came out looking perfect, and I didn’t really know what I was doing… all I knew was that I wanted cinnamon roll sugar cookies that didn’t require any yeast, chilling, flattening, and/or rolling. I mean, I do include a suggestion to chill the dough, but that’s mostly to make it basically foolproof. I made one batch without chilling the dough first and had no problems working with it. It’s that simple.
And while these cookies may not be the same as biting into a fresh cinnamon roll, they’re just as good in a different kind of way.
They’re denser and chewier, being slightly firmer on the outside and softer towards the centre. The flavour is that of a classic sugar cookie, made better with an extra dose of cinnamon sugar. And the best part is that they look all fancy and complicated, so you can impress people with your #madskillz while secretly marvelling at how easy it was to make them.
And now that I’ve rambled on for way too long, I’ll end it here by saying that my family loved them and I hope you will too!
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Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 12 cookies 1x
Ingredients
For the cookies:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1/4 cup cane sugar
- 2 Tbsp. coconut oil, melted
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
For the coating:
- 1/4 cup cane sugar
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
For the glaze:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla almond milk
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together egg, sugar, coconut oil, and vanilla extract, mixing until fully combined. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, mixing well until a soft dough is formed. Place bowl in fridge and chill for 20-30 minutes.*
- Preheat oven to 350ºF and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a non-stick baking mat. Set aside. Line your working surface with a medium-sized sheet of parchment paper and combine the cinnamon and sugar in a shallow bowl.
- Scoop out spoonfuls of dough (about 1 Tbsp.) and roll them on the parchment paper until they’re roughly the size of a pencil – about 1/4 inch in diameter and 6 inches long. Transfer the dough to the bowl with the cinnamon sugar, and roll until fully coated before rolling up into a spiral shape, slightly pinching the end. Place on baking sheet and repeat until all the dough has been used up.
- Bake 10 minutes, until edges begin to turn golden brown and cookies have firmed up. Allow to cool on baking sheet before drizzling with glaze.
- For the glaze: combine powdered sugar and almond milk in a small bowl. If the glaze is too thick, add a splash of milk. If the glaze is too thin, add more sugar. When you reach your desired consistency, use a spoon to drizzle glaze over the cookies and allow to set before serving.
Notes
* Refrigeration isn’t -absolutely- necessary, and you could probably get by without it if you’re short on time. It just makes the cookies slightly easier to shape.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
Looking for more delicious cookie recipes? Try one of these!
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cookies
Almond Joy Oatmeal Cookies
Double Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Flourless Double Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Flourless Gingerbread Cookies
This is so easy and delicious! My daughter and I make them together for fun and sweet treat time. No special occasion needed.
Do these need to be refrigerated after making?they look amazing!
I made these tonight. I doubled the recipe because they look so good.I’m not sure if doubling the recipe was the problem. The batter would not mix well. It was very dry and hard. Working with it was hard. The cinnamon and sugar would not stick to it. The batter w was hard to shape into circles and kept breaking. I ended up just sprinkling the cinnamon mix in too once O got the cookies into the pan. The cookies came out very dry and flavorless 🙁 also tried the oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and that dough was also very hard to work with. Those cookies were dry and flavorless. Do you have any tips or ideas for what I could do to get better results?
What did I do wrong I thought I’d follow the recipe exactly but my dough was so tough?
Can the coconut oil be subbed with another type of oil? Or a buttery spread?
They are amazing!
Made these cookies and thought I messed the first batch up. I made another making sure to follow the directions to the letter. Not sure if I was expecting something else, but the dough was dry and produced dry hard dry cookies.
I’ve had this recipe bookmarked since you shared it, and I’ve finally had a chance to make them a few days ago. I always try to make healthier desserts for my family without telling them what they’re made of, so I get nervous when I offer them new desserts. Let me say that these cookies were gone in two days 🙂 TOO good!! Thanks for sharing Amanda!
I’m so glad you liked them, Allison! Thanks for taking the time to let me know 😀
These cookies look so delicious and I love a recipe that is easy, but I totally agree with you that any recipe that requires yeast can be a little intimidating. Stopping by from #SITSSharefest 🙂
Thanks for sharing. I am pinning these to my Easter Brunch Board as I’ve been trying to find a cinnamon roll type of element for my brunch for quite a while now. I think these would work great. Found you via SITSSharefest.
Thanks so much for sharing, Jean!
These…look….un…REAL! YUM YUM YUM! I have been craving a cinnamon roll for weeks now, and you just pushed me over the edge!
Hoooolllly crap. Pinning now, my family is going to love you!!
Thanks, Jen! I hope you like them 🙂
These look amazing! I love cinnamon rolls and these look epic!
So this comment may be a duplicate but it said it didn’t go through!
I’m quite certain you are trying to kill me. Is that your plan? Torture me until I break? I admit, it’s totally working.
GIVE ME ALL THESE COOKIES!!
[I kind of love them if you couldn’t tell 😉 ]
I’m quite certain you are trying to kill me. Is that your plan? Torture me until I break? I admit, it’s totally working.
GIVE ME ALL THESE COOKIES!!
[I kind of love them if you couldn’t tell 😉 ]
Bravissimo, Bravissimo. These look and sound stunning. They remind me of an elevated and better snickerdoodle which is one of my favorite cookies. I will be making them. 🙂