Cinna-mini Cookie Bites

Cinna-mini Cookie Bites [1]

I think you guys know by now that I love making mini treats. There’s just something about being bite-size that makes eating sweets even more of a treat for me. That or I just like saying super cute more than I should. Take a look at these other examples and you can see what I mean.

Tiny tiered sugar cookies stands [2], super cute double-decker doughnut cookies [3] and these itty-bitty bunny boxed chocolates [4]. Just too much fun.

And these Cinna-mini Cookie Bites are no different.

They are tee-niny at about 3/4 inch tall and 1 1/4 inch wide. The perfect size to pop in your mouth. Okay … it might take two bites if you’re polite.

Cinna-Mini Cookie Steps [5]

You can assemble them like regular cinnamon rolls… just on a much smaller scale.

Roll the cookie dough flat. Layer on butter, cinnamon and brown sugar and spread evenly. Then just cut the cylinder into 3/4 inch sections.

The dough can get all pressed together when you slice, but no worries, just separate the spirals with your fingers to define the swirls.

Cinnamon Roll Cookie [6]

See… super cute. There, I said it again.

Cinnamon Roll Cookies [7]

When the cookies cool you can drizzle or dunk the tops with a vanilla icing.

Cinnamon Roll Cookie [8]

Dying over here. Adorable!

Cinnamon Roll Cookie [9]

And yummy, too.

Here’s the recipe:

Cinna-mini Cookie Bites
Yield: 36 cookies

Cinna-mini Cookie Bites

Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 55 minutes

Ingredients

COOKIES

  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 6 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

FILLING

  • 3 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 3 teaspoons cinnamon

ICING

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

  1. Sift flour, cinnamon and salt together in a medium bowl and set aside.
  2. Using a mixer, beat butter and cream cheese together until smooth. Add both sugars and mix until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk and vanilla and continue to mix until combined.
  3. Slowly add flour mixture until combined.
  4. Lightly dust hands with flour and divide dough into three sections. Flatten dough into discs, cover with plastic wrap and chill the dough for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
  5. Roll out disc into a rectangular shape on a floured work surface. Trim dough to about 11 inches long by 5 inches wide for equally-sized cookies. (You can reuse and reroll the scraps)
  6. Brush melted butter on top the dough. Sprinkle cinnamon and brown sugar and then spread evenly on the entire surface. Starting on side farthest from you, roll the dough towards you to form a cylinder. Cut cylinder into 3/4 - 1-inch equal sections and place on cookie sheet.
  7. Repeat with other dough discs and bake cookies for about 10-12 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
  8. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Then drizzle or dunk the tops in vanilla icing.
  9. To make the icing, sift powdered sugar into a medium bowl. Add melted butter, vanilla and milk. Stir together briskly until the icing is smooth and fluid. For a thicker icing, just add more powdered sugar. Alternatively, add a little more milk to thin it out. If dunking the tops, you may want the icing to be thinner to help define the swirls in the cookie.
Oh yeah. These are even super cuter on sticks. Just insert a 4-inch lollipop stick through the swirls before baking for Cinna-Mini Cookie Pops.

Cinna-mini Cookie Pops [10]

Enjoy!


URLs in this post:

[1] Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bakerella/14998708890

[2] sugar cookies stands: http://www.bakerella.com/play-food/

[3] doughnut cookies: http://www.bakerella.com/decorating-doughnuts/

[4] bunny boxed chocolates: http://www.bakerella.com/chocolate-easter-bunnies/

[5] Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bakerella/15182356711

[6] Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bakerella/15162350576

[7] Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bakerella/14998804608

[8] Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bakerella/15185396635

[9] Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bakerella/14998708940

[10] Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bakerella/15182367321