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Fluffy Loaded Breakfast Bake & Easy Quick Gooey Cinnamon Rolls
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Easy Quick Gooey Cinnamon Rolls

Easy and Quick Gooey Cinnamon Rolls are so yummy!  No kneading and amazingly tender and fluffy rolls with a delicious cream cheese icing!  
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Keyword: christmas, cinnamon, cinnamon rolls, holiday breakfast
Servings: 12
Calories:
Author: Kim Lange

Ingredients

Dough

  • cup lukewarm warm
  • 2 ¼ teaspoons instant yeast or 1 pkg
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk, lukewarm
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • cup unsalted butter melted
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Cinnamon Filling

  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened

Cream Cheese Icing

  • 8 oz cream cheese. room temperature
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Whisk together the lukewarm water with the instant yeast and 1 tsp of sugar in a medium bowl and let it rest for 5 minutes.
  • Add eggs, lukewarm milk, sugar and melted butter to the yeast mixture and whisk until well combined.
  • Combine the flour with the salt and whisk together in a large bowl.
  • Pour the yeast mixture into the flour mixture and using a wooden spoon stir until well incorporated.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and let it rest for 10 minutes.
  • Preheat your oven to 350 F degrees.
  • Line a 9x13 inch baking pan with parchment paper.
  • Spray with no-stick spray to keep the parchment paper in tact.
  • Roll the dough out onto a well floured surface, until it's approximately 16 inches long by 12 inches wide rectangle and about 1/4 inch in thickness.
  • In a small bowl whisk together the brown sugar with the cinnamon.
  • Spread the 1/2 cup of softened butter over the entire surface of the dough with the back of a spoon and then sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar evenly over the surface of the dough.
  • Starting at the long edge, roll the dough down to the bottom edge starting away from you and working in.
  • Cut the dough into 2 inch slices or use floss and cut through the dough to get 12 rolls.
  • Place the rolls into the prepared baking pan.
  • Let the rolls rest for another 10 minutes to let them rise a little more.
  • Place the baking pan in the oven and bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
  • While the rolls are baking make, prepare the cream cheese icing.
  • Add the cream cheese and butter to a mixing bowl and mix until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients and mix until smooth. If the icing is a bit too stiff add 1 tbsp of milk.
  • Ice the rolls immediately when they come out of the oven with the cream cheese icing.