Cinnamon Roll Cookies Wcream Cheese Drizzle Food

CINNAMON ROLL COOKIES

Steps:

• For the cookie dough: Cream together the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the vanilla and egg and continue to mix until well incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and nutmeg until well combined. With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture slowly until incorporated and the dough has come together. Cover and chill for 15 for 20 minutes.
• For the filling: Tip the dough out onto a floured surface. Roll out into a 16-by-8-inch rectangle about 1/4 inch thick. Pour over the melted butter and, using your hands, spread the butter evenly over the dough. Sprinkle over the cinnamon and then the granulated sugar. Starting with the long edge, carefully roll the dough tightly, just as you would with cinnamon rolls, and pinch the seam together when you reach the end. Cut the log in half. Wrap the logs in plastic wrap, put on a baking sheet and chill until firm, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
• Unwrap the cookie dough and transfer to a cutting board. With a sharp knife, cut the logs into 1/2-inch pieces. Transfer the cookies to the prepared baking sheets and bake until set and the edges begin to brown slightly, 12 to 13 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool.
• For the glaze: Meanwhile, whisk together the confectioners' sugar, milk and melted butter in a large bowl until smooth. Add the maple extract and taste. Add more confectioners' sugar or butter as needed; the glaze should be thick but still pourable. Drizzle the glaze back and forth over the cookies and allow to set before serving, 10 to 12 minutes.

CINNAMON ROLL COOKIES W/CREAM CHEESE DRIZZLE

Steps:

• FILLING: Make this first, so it has a few minutes to cool. In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and cream...over medium heat stirring constantly, slowly bring to a boil. Once starts to boil, boil 30 more seconds, then remove from heat. Set aside to cool, stirring occasionally.
• COOKIE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, crisco and sugar until fluffy...add eggs, sour cream and vanilla, mix well. Sift together flour, cinnamon, soda, powder and salt. Add flour mixture to wet mixture, mixing until combined and no longer crumbly. Form 1" balls, place on cookie sheets, make a dip or hole in your cookie dough ball and fill with the cinnamon caramel mixture. I use the back of my cookie scoop to make a well, then I use the center of my appler corer (wooden spoon end would work as well) to make it even deeper as to get more filling in. :) Then bake 10-12 minutes, your caramel filling will be all bubbly and the cookie will have cracked, as you can see in my photos. The edges do not brown. Do Not Over Bake, they will be very dry. Remove from cookie sheets onto cooling racks and cool completely. Then ice with the cream cheese drizzle.
• DRIZZLE: whisk together very soft cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and milk until smooth. Drizzle with a spoon over cooled cookies or put in a quart size freezer bag, snip 1/4" off one corner and drizzle away!