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These homemade cinnamon rolls are soft, fluffy, and bursting with warm cinnamon-sugar goodness. Topped with a creamy cream cheese icing, they’re the ultimate comfort food for breakfast, brunch, or dessert.

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

These homemade cinnamon rolls are soft, fluffy, and bursting with warm cinnamon-sugar goodness. Topped with a creamy cream cheese icing, they’re the ultimate comfort food for breakfast, brunch, or dessert.
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Equipment

  • Large mixing bowl
  • Stand mixer or hand mixer (optional but helpful)
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Rolling Pin
  • Sharp knife or dental floss (for slicing rolls)
  • 9×13-inch baking pan
  • Kitchen towel or plastic wrap

Ingredients
  

Dough:

  • - 1 cup milk warm, 110°F–115°F
  • - ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • - 2¼ tsp quick-rise yeast
  • - ⅓ cup unsalted butter melted
  • - 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk room temp
  • - 3½–4 cups bread flour
  • - 1 tsp salt

Filling:

  • - ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • - ¾ cup dark brown sugar
  • - 2 tbsp ground cinnamon

Icing:

  • - 4 oz cream cheese softened
  • - ¼ cup unsalted butter softened
  • - 1½ cups powdered sugar
  • - ½ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Activate yeast in warm milk with sugar; rest 5–10 min.
  • Mix in butter, egg, yolk, flour, salt; knead until elastic.
  • Let dough rise until doubled (1–1½ hours).
  • Combine filling ingredients; roll dough, spread filling, roll up tightly.
  • Cut into 12 rolls; second rise 30–45 min.
  • Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 20–25 min.
  • Prepare icing by beating ingredients until creamy.
  • Drizzle icing over warm rolls; serve immediately.