Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients:

¼ cup butter, divided (Optional)

Dough:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons butter, softened (Optional)
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 1 egg

Filling:

  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar (Optional)
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened (Optional)
  • ¼ cup butter, softened (Optional)
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (Optional)

Steps:

  • Step 1Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Brush a 9-inch square baking dish with 2 tablespoons melted butter.
  • Step 2Whisk flour, 2 tablespoons white sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Work 3 tablespoons softened butter into flour mixture using your hands. Beat milk and egg together in another bowl; pour into flour-butter mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until a soft dough forms.
  • Step 3Turn dough out onto a floured work surface and roll dough into a 1/4-inch thick rectangle. Brush surface of dough with 2 tablespoons melted butter.
  • Step 4Whisk 1/2 cup white sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Sprinkle 1/2 of the cinnamon sugar mixture in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle remaining cinnamon sugar over butter-brushed dough. Roll dough around filling to form a log; cut log into 18 rolls and place rolls in the prepared baking dish.
  • Step 5Bake in the preheated oven until rolls are set, 20 to 25 minutes.
  • Step 6Beat confectioners’ sugar, cream cheese, 1/4 cup softened butter, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until frosting is smooth. Top hot cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting.
Cinnamon Rolls

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