Cinnabon Cookies

Clever cinnamon-bun cookies that taste like a cross between cinnamon toast and the ever-popular mall-bought dessert! Very addictive! Serve along with my Perfect Cream Cheese Frosting for dunking.

• Ready In: 28 mins
• Serves: 36

Ingredients

• Cookie

• 1⁄2 cup butter, soft
• 1⁄2 cup  Butter Flavor Crisco
• 1  cup brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 2  large eggs
• 1  tablespoon vanilla
• 1  tablespoon cinnamon
• 3  cups self-rising flour

• Filling

• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 2  teaspoons cinnamon

Directions

1. Oven 375°.
2. Cream together; the first 4 ingredients.
3. Beat in the eggs.
4. Add the vanilla, cinnamon, and the flour.
5. Cover the dough and place in the fridge to chill for 1 hour.
6. Combine the filling ingredients and place in the microwave.
7. heat until butter melts.
8. Mix thoroughly.
9. Divide the dough into two equal portions.
10. Roll each out into a 12 x 6-inch rectangle.
11. Spread half of the filling onto each rectangle.
12. Roll each lengthwise into a log.
13. Cut into 1-inch slices.
14. Place each coookie onto a greased cookie sheet about an inch or so apart.
15. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
16. Let cool slightly before removing from the pan with a spatula.
17. *I find it is easier to slice the rolls of dough if you first put them into the freezer for a few minutes.