Quick Cinnamon Rolls

Name: Quick Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter, divided; Dough:; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons white sugar; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons butter, softened; 3/4 cup milk; 1 egg; Filling:; 1/2 cup white sugar; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon; Cream Cheese Frosting:; 1 cup confectioners' sugar (optional); 4 ounces cream cheese, softened (optional); 1/4 cup butter, softened (optional); 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)

18 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, divided
Dough:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter, softened
3/4 cup milk
1 egg
Filling:
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 cup confectioners' sugar (optional)
4 ounces cream cheese, softened (optional)
1/4 cup butter, softened (optional)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Brush a 9-inch square baking dish with 2 tablespoons melted butter.
2

Whisk flour, 2 tablespoons white sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Work 3 tablespoons softened butter into flour mixture using your hands. Beat milk and egg together in another bowl; pour into flour-butter mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until a soft dough forms.
3

Turn dough out onto a floured work surface and roll dough into a 1/4-inch thick rectangle. Brush surface of dough with 2 tablespoons melted butter.
4

Whisk 1/2 cup white sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Sprinkle 1/2 of the cinnamon sugar mixture in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle remaining cinnamon sugar over butter-brushed dough. Roll dough around filling to form a log; cut log into 18 rolls and place rolls in the prepared baking dish.
5

Bake in the preheated oven until rolls are set, 20 to 25 minutes.
6

Beat confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, 1/4 cup softened butter, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until frosting is smooth. Top hot cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting.