This cinnamon roll recipe is quick to make without using yeast. With no proofing needed, it's perfect for a breakfast treat if you're short on time.
Step1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Brush a 9-inch square baking dish with 2 tablespoons of the melted butter.
Step2
To make the dough: 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.
Step3
Beat milk and egg together in another bowl; pour into flour-butter mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until a soft dough forms.
Step4
Turn dough out onto a well-floured work surface and roll dough into a 1/4-inch thick rectangle. Brush surface of dough with remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter.
Step5
To make the filling: 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.
Step6
Roll dough around filling to form a log; cut log into 18 rolls and place rolls in the prepared baking dish.
Step7
Bake in the preheated oven until rolls are set, 20 to 25 minutes.
Step8
To make the frosting: Beat confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, 1/4 cup softened butter, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until frosting is smooth.
Step9
Top hot cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting.
Prepare Time:
20 mins
Cook Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
40 mins
Servings:
18
Calories:
223 kcal
Carbohydrate:
32 g
Cholesterol:
37 mg
Dietary Fiber:
1 g
Protein:
3 g
Saturated Fat:
6 g
Sodium:
262 mg
Total Sugars:
20 g
Total Fat:
10 g
