Cinnamon Rolls
Fluffy, gooey cinnamon rolls made from scratch in just one hour! Filled with a sweet cinnamon swirl and topped with cream cheese icing.
Equipment
- - Mixing bowls
- - Measuring cups
- Rolling Pin
- - 9x13” baking dish
- - Serrated knife
- - Hand mixer
Ingredients
- **Dough:**
- - ½ cup warm milk 100–110°F
- - ¼ cup butter melted
- - 2¼ tsp active dry yeast
- - ¼ cup granulated sugar
- - 1 egg
- - ½ tsp salt
- - 1 tsp vanilla extract
- - 2½ – 3 cups all-purpose flour
- **Filling:**
- - ⅓ cup softened butter
- - ½ cup brown sugar
- - ¼ cup sugar
- - 1½ tbsp cinnamon
- - 1 tsp vanilla
- **Frosting:**
- - 4 oz cream cheese
- - 1 cup powdered sugar
- - 1 tsp vanilla extract
- - 1–2 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Mix milk, butter, sugar, and yeast. Let sit 10 min.
- Add egg, salt, vanilla, and flour to form dough.
- Knead briefly, rest 10 min in warm oven.
- Mix filling and roll out dough into rectangle.
- Spread filling, roll into log, slice into 12.
- Bake in greased 9x13 pan at 350°F for 20–25 min.
- Make frosting and spread on warm rolls.
Notes
- Adjust milk for thinner or thicker icing
- Add nuts or raisins for variation
- Freeze unbaked rolls for later
- Add nuts or raisins for variation
- Freeze unbaked rolls for later