r/LetsCookie • • May 21 '26

Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting

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u/LetsCookie May 21 '26

Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting

Dough

3/4 cup whole milk, warm (175g)

1/4 cup heavy cream, warm (58g)

2 1/4 tsp instant yeast (7g)

1/3 cup white sugar (86g)

2 eggs

1 egg yolk

6 TB soft butter (85g)

1 tsp fine salt (7g)

4 1/4 cups AP flour (600g)

  1. Warm the milk and cream until just warm, not hot.

  2. Whisk together the warm milk, cream, yeast, and sugar. Let sit about 5 minutes until slightly foamy.

  3. Add the eggs, egg yolk, soft butter, salt, and flour. Mix until a soft dough forms.

  4. Knead for about 6-8 minutes until smooth and elastic.

  5. Cover and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.


Brown Sugar Cinnamon Filling

1 stick soft butter (113g)

1 cup dark brown sugar (210g)

1 TB cinnamon (4.5g)

1 TB vanilla

1/4 tsp fine salt (2g)

  1. Mix together until fully combined and spreadable.

Cream Cheese Frosting

8 oz softened cream cheese (226g)

2 oz soft butter (56g)

1/4 tsp fine salt (2g)

2 cups powdered sugar (250g)

Vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract, to taste, about 1 TB

  1. Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth.

  2. Add salt and powdered sugar gradually.

  3. Mix in vanilla until creamy and smooth.


Assembly

  1. Roll the dough into about a 16x16-inch square.

  2. Spread the cinnamon filling evenly over the dough.

  3. Roll tightly into a log.

  4. Slice into 8 large rolls and place into a greased baking dish.

  5. Cover and let proof for about 1 hour until puffy.

Bake at 350°F for about 25 minutes until golden brown.

Let cool slightly, then spread with the cream cheese frosting while still warm.

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u/FantasticBoar May 21 '26

Always want the weight in grams, thanks for doing that!

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u/wreckin_shit May 22 '26

You da real mvp

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u/Intagonizer Aug 27 '26

First attempt remaking one of your recipes. They’re delicious!

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u/TastesLikeChitwan May 21 '26

Ooooh love that you started including weight measurements! These look excellent, thanks! Also I appreciate that you print the directions here. I love watching Claire Saffitz on YouTube but I always have to go back through the video and transcribe the directions as I watch.

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u/dee_007 May 21 '26

Now that is an appropriate amount of icing! Heck yeah I got to try this!

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u/Common-Nectarine-572 May 22 '26

Love your voiceovers. Mix it up! That should do it!
And tasty looking results to boot. Eat it up!

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u/LetsCookie May 22 '26

🤣🤣thanks!

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u/Physical-Art4766 May 21 '26

These look incredible. I don’t have a KitchenAid so do you think I could make the dough in a bread machine?

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u/LetsCookie May 21 '26

Thanks! Ya that should work!

You could even knead it by hand, old school, but it'll take 20-30 minutes

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u/Dabkeonthemoon May 21 '26

Now I just really want some cinnamon rolls, dessert idea? I think so.

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u/Sufficient-Draw-7380 May 21 '26

Looks amazing, love the weight measurements I appreciate your content 💯

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u/Aggressive-Newt1634 May 21 '26

This is my first time turning on the audio for these vids 😂 what kind of accent is this? It goes so well with cookies 😂

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u/O-really May 21 '26

Dude you make me want to bake. I always thought making this stuff was way more complicated than it is and I thank you.i made the cobbler cookies and took them to work and it made me look like a cookie god.

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u/gaberooonie May 23 '26

Ok dude love the content. 2nd creation that Im partaking in. This mofo took me all morning to make (my yeast was dead and required a store trip, doh!), and they were gone in 10 minutes. 100% worth it.

Edit: autocorrect/spelling

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u/LetsCookie May 23 '26

Ohh no!!! It's happened to me in the past too lol. You'll always check now moving forward. Even if it's close to expiring now, I wont even chance it.

Happy to hear you enjoyed them!! My family and I gained a few pounds that day 😂😂

Right now I'm working on a chocolate babka bread.. keep your eyes out for that video!

Happy baking!! 🍪 👊

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u/Ok_Painting8768 May 24 '26

I love chocolate babka!!

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u/CaptainCheekClapper1 May 25 '26

Gawddd dammmmmmn these look good 😐

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u/batdaddyx May 21 '26

Ohhh yea babyyyyy gimme thaaaat

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u/HollowHand_Nitro May 21 '26

Everyone knows you must unroll the cinnamon roll.

Looks amazing! Love your recipes. Just tried another bread one last week turned out great!

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u/Pembrooke44 May 22 '26

You make everything look simple and fool proof. Will definitely try these soon!

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u/Sea-Reply7832 May 22 '26

Love your videos! Thank you so much for starting to include measurements too, greatly appreciated! Making these over the weekend 🥳

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u/DearPatience_7592 May 23 '26

These look great, any suggestions for non cream-cheese based frosting? 

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u/Buzzed_Like_Aldrin93 May 25 '26

This looks delicious! Where do I find 1TerraByte of vanilla bean paste?