It was only a matter of time for the dough boss (Ross) to make something this dreamy???? Definitely meets your sweet cravings! It was a a combination of our 2 favorite treats and I couldn’t get enough! We placed half of the buns in a baking dish and a few in ramekins which had a beautiful result and highly recommend!
Cookie Dough Cinnamon Buns
Yield:
14-16
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
30 minutes
Additional Time:
1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time:
2 hours 20 minutes
It was only a matter of time for the dough boss (Ross) to make something this dreamy???? Definitely meets your sweet cravings!
Ingredients
Dough
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 5 cups flour, divided
- 2 cups warm whole milk, 110-115°F
- 1 pack active dry yeast
- 2 tsps salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
Filling
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 tbsps ground cinnamon
- Your favorite cookie dough (enough for 12 cookies), room temp
Icing
- 4oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsps unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tbsps heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Start by greasing (2) 9x13 baking dishes (we put a few buns in ramekins as well, highly recommend!) In a large bowl, whisk together milk, melted butter and sugar. Sprinkle yeast on top, mix and allow to sit until frothy. Add 4 cups of flour and use a wooden spoon to mix into milk mixture until combined. Cover bowl with clean dish towel and allow to rise for 1 hour.
- Once dough is doubled in size, add salt, baking powder, and ~3/4 cup to dough and mix. Flour a clean surface, pour dough onto surface. Knead dough lightly while adding flour as needed. Once dough is no longer sticky, roll out dough into large rectangle that is about a 1/2 inch thick.
- In a small bowl, mix together softened butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Spread across surface of dough. Scoop/dollop small amounts of cookie dough across surface. Flatten cookie dough by hand or layer parchment paper over to roll with a rolling pin then remove parchment.
- Carefully start to roll dough over itself to create cinnamon bun form. Use a sharp knife to cut 14-16 cinnamon buns, as shown, (cut in half and repeat to get even slices). Place cinnamon buns snug in prepared baking dishes/ramekins. Cover with plastic wrap or clean dish towel and allow to sit for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Remove dish towel and bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden. Using a hand mixer, combined cream cheese, vanilla, powdered sugar, and heavy cream until smooth. Use a spoon to mix in chocolate chips.
- Remove cinnamon buns from oven. Scoop icing on top and spread out evenly. Enjoy!
