Mini Cinnamon Rolls
The perfect sweet treat. These little cinnamon rolls are great for a simple breakfast or making a pretty platter for a party. It’s an easy sprinkle, roll, bake, and ice to this goodness.
Ingredients:
Rolls:
- 2 cans crescent roll dough
- 4 tbsp butter, melted
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 4 tbsp sugar
Icing:
- 1 tbsp butter, softened
- 1 c powdered sugar, sifted
- 1.5 tbsp milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
Instructions:
Rolls:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Separate crescent roll dough into eight rectangles (four per can of dough). The rectangles should be marked by the seams in the dough.
- Mix cinnamon and sugar together in small bowl.
- Drizzle and spread the melted butter over each rectangle of dough, then sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture on top to cover each rectangle.
- Roll each rectangle, from short side to short side, to create eight separate rolls.
- Slice each roll into four evenly sized mini cinnamon rolls (32 mini cinnamon rolls) and place the mini cinnamon rolls, spiral side up, on a lightly greased baking sheet, spaced at least a half inch apart.
- Bake in the oven for 10 minutes at 350 degrees, until mini cinnamon rolls are lightly browned.
Icing:
- Mix butter and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Add milk to the mixture to bring it to spreading consistency, slowly stirring and adding more milk if necessary. Then, stir in vanilla.
- Ice the mini cinnamon rolls.
Enjoy!
**This recipe is adapted from a high school friend’s recipe (“Margaret’s Delicious Cinnamon Rolls).**