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Classic Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients · Serves 12 · Prep 35 min · Total 3 hr 5 min

  • Dough
  • 1 cup whole milk, warmed to about 110°F
  • 2 ¼ tsp instant yeast, one packet
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • ⅜ cup butter, softened
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 4–4 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, plus up to 1/4 cup more
  • Filling
  • ⅜ cup butter, very soft
  • ¾ cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch kosher salt
  • Frosting
  • 4 oz cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup butter, softened
  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp milk, as needed
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Classic Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting

Steps

  1. Stir the warm milk, yeast and 1 tablespoon of the sugar together in the bowl of a stand mixer. The milk should feel warm, not hot, on your wrist.
  2. Add the rest of the sugar, the eggs, butter, salt and 3 1/2 cups of the flour. Mix with the dough hook on low until a shaggy dough forms.
  3. Add the remaining flour a spoonful at a time, kneading on medium-low, until the dough pulls away from the bowl and feels soft and slightly tacky but not sticky.
  4. Shape the dough into a ball, set it in a greased bowl, cover and let it rise in a warm spot until doubled.
  5. Mash the soft butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt together in a small bowl into a spreadable paste. Butter a 9x13-inch pan.
  6. Press the air out of the dough and roll it on a lightly floured counter into a 16x12-inch rectangle with a long side facing you.
  7. Spread the filling evenly over the dough, leaving a 1/2-inch strip bare along the far long edge.
  8. Roll the dough up tightly from the near long side and pinch the seam closed.
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Classic Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting

Steps, continued

  1. Cut the log into 12 even rolls with a serrated knife and set them cut side up in the pan.
  2. Cover and let the rolls rise until puffy and touching each other.
  3. Heat the oven to 350°F during the last 20 minutes of rising.
  4. Bake until golden brown on top and the center roll reads about 190°F.
  5. Beat the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla with a mixer until fluffy, adding milk a little at a time until spreadable.
  6. Let the rolls cool in the pan for a few minutes, then spread the frosting over them while they are still warm.