Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
These are the gooiest cinnamon rolls! The dough is super soft like a pillow. They
are filled with cinnamon filling and topped with cream cheese glaze.
Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
23 mins
Servings: 12 cinnamon rolls
Calories: 410kcal
Resting Time
1 hr 35 mins
5 from 49 votes
Total Time
2 hrs 58 mins
Author: Stephanie Rutherford
Ingredients
Cinnamon Roll Dough
1 cup Warm milk Warmed to 110°F
2 packets Active rise yeast (14 grams)
2 Large eggs room temperature slightly beaten
4 ½ cups All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Salt
¼ cup White granulated sugar
10 tablespoon Unsalted butter room temperature
Cinnamon Roll Filling
½ cup Unsalted butter room temperature
¾ cup Packed brown sugar light or dark
2 tablespoon Ground cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon Salt
Cream Cheese Glaze
4 oz Cream cheese room temperature
4 tablespoon Unsalted butter room temperature
2 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
1 cup Powdered sugar sifted
1 tablespoon Milk
Instructions
Cinnamon Roll Dough
1. In a microwave safe bowl, heat the milk until 110°F. It needs to be warm but not hot for the
heat. Pour in both packets of yeast and let it sit for 10 minutes to activate. The yeast will
be foamy.
1 cup Warm milk, 2 packets Active rise yeast
:
2. In a mixing bowl, sift the flour. Mix in sugar and salt. Cut the butter into cubes and add to
the flour. Use a pastry cutter or your hands to cut the butter into the flour until the butter