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While I love to bake and eat most of what I make it rarely happens that I love something so much that I cannot stop talking about it. This new treat just happens to be one of those rare occasions. I don’t have any great story to start this post, and really just wanted to share this new cookie that I made. This wasn’t my own creation I saw a picture on the internet and did a little twist on it. I made a cinnamon twist sugar cookie with vanilla frosting.
I have been using the Wilton Sugar Cookie Recipe. I didn’t want to add any extra flour to the dough to roll it out so I rolled the dough between two sheets of parchment paper with my new Lasten Wooden Rolling Pin. I made it as wide as the paper was and as long as the paper was. I rolled it out about 5/8” thick. I then mixed 1 cup of white granulated sugar with cinnamon. Mix as much cinnamon in as you like. I like my cinnamon and sugar heavy on the cinnamon. #rollingpin
I melted 4-5 tbsp. of margarine (I don’t use butter.) and used a silicone brush to spread the melted margarine all over the cookie dough. It really depends on how big your cookie dough sheet is to how much margarine you melt.
After I covered the dough with margarine I sprinkled cinnamon and sugar very heavy all over the cookie dough. When it was fully covered I then began the task of rolling up the dough. It is not as easy as cooked cake. In fact, it was a mess. I wanted a tight roll with the dough but it was not as easy as I had hoped. I started rolling at the very edge just a tiny bit and then used the parchment paper to help me roll it. I wanted the entire roll to be even and be rolled the same. It didn’t roll as tight as I would have liked it and I actually rolled it out a few times to get it tighter. The dough was really soft so I covered the parchment paper with plastic wrap and left it in the fridge overnight.
I was really hoping I could get a nice looking pinwheel cookie. I cut off the rough edge and then started trying to get clean cuts. It did not go very well and the dough started to crumble. I picked the crumbled mess up and put it on the cookie sheet anyways. I cooked them at 350° for 10 minutes. It didn’t matter if they were crumbed or a nice looking pinwheel (I did manage to get a few) they all tasted amazing. They were soft and chewy yet had crunchy parts because of the sugar. It was the cookie version of a soft cinnamon roll.
I liked them plain and did not really need frosting on them. But how much better could they be if I could put the frosting they put on cinnamon rolls or doughnuts on the cookies? I love that frosting and could eat it all day, every day. I searched the internet and the only recipe I could find was for milk and powdered sugar. I knew that was not the frosting I was looking for. Then I found a recipe that was heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar and a small amount of vanilla.
Vanilla Donut Frosting
2-4 Tbsp. Heavy Whipping Cream
1 c. powdered sugar
½ tsp. Vanilla extract
Combine heavy whipping cream and vanilla extract. Then add powdered sugar. For thick frosting use 2 Tbsp. of heavy cream, spreadable frosting use 3 Tbsp., and for dippable/drizzle frosting use 4 Tbsp. of heavy cream. Whisk all three ingredients together until fully incorporated. Yields: enough to frost 6 doughnuts.
B loved the cookies with the frosting. He took some to work; I gave some to the neighbors, and send some home with my niece. I knew if I kept them in the house I would eat them all. I kept four. I did end up eating three of them but saved one for S to take to school for a treat for lunch the next day. I cannot wait to make these cookies again. I am going to wait because I don’t think my waist can handle these again.
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