Cinnamon Roll Cookies

Can you believe Christmas is two weeks away? I know! How did it sneak up so fast?!? This time of year, many people do cookie swaps and we took part in a virtual cookie swap this year!

Check out the awesome hosts for the 2015 Christmas Cookie Recipe Swap: Bread Booze Bacon, Home. Made. Interest., It’s A Keeper, Our Mini Family, Cooking on the Front Burner, Create. Craft. Love.!

I was paired up with Becca from It’s Yummi. I’m not sure if it was intentional, but it worked out great that neither of us wanted anything to do with coconut. I don’t like it and she’s severely allergic.

I sent her a yummy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookie recipe that you can find on her blog today. She sent me the recipe for these Cinnamon Roll Cookies.

Cinnamon Roll Cookies

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

10 mins

Total time

25 mins

Author: Christina Shirley

Recipe type: Dessert

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1¾ cups sugar, divided
3 egg yolks
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cream of tartar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
8 ounces red candy melts

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350° F
In a large bowl, cream butter and 1¼ cups sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in egg yolks, 1 tablespoon honey and vanilla.
Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and cream of tartar; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Shape a heaping tablespoonful of dough into a 6-inch log.
In a shallow bowl, combine cinnamon and remaining sugar; roll log in
cinnamon-sugar.
Loosely coil log into a spiral shape and place on a greased baking sheet.
Repeat, placing cookies 1 inch apart.
Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon-sugar.
Bake for 8-10 minutes or until set.
Move to cooling racks and allow to cool completely.
In a small bowl, melt candy melts according to package.
Drizzle over cookies.
Let stand until set.
Store in an airtight container.