Carter Family Recipes
Spiral cinnamon-sugar cookies drizzled with white chocolate and stacked in a green cup.

Mini Cinnamon Roll Cookies
Intense cinnamon flavor fills this yummy cross between a snickerdoodle and a cinnamon roll. Some people even say these taste like Christmas!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1-3/4 cups sugar, divided
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon honey, divided
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 8 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped

Preparation

  1. In a large bowl, cream butter and 1-1/4 cups sugar until light and
    fluffy.
  2. Beat in egg yolks, 1 tablespoon honey and vanilla.
  3. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and cream of tartar; gradually add to
    creamed mixture and mix well.
  4. Shape a heaping tablespoonful of dough into a 6-in. log.
  5. In a shallow bowl, combine cinnamon and remaining sugar; roll log in
    cinnamon-sugar.
  6. Loosely coil log into a spiral shape; place on a greased baking sheet. Repeat, placing cookies 1 in. apart.
  7. Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon-sugar.
  8. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set.
  9. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
  10. In a small bowl, melt baking chocolate with remaining honey; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.
  11. Let stand until set.
  12. Store in an airtight container.

Yield: about 2-1/2 dozen.

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