Cinnamon Spirals

Total Time: 2 hrs 12 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter (2 sticks) or 1 cup margarine, softened (2 sticks)
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat butter and cream cheese till creamy, about 2 minute reduce speed to low; gradually beat in flour and salt until well mixed, occasionally scraping bowl with ruber spatula.
• 2 divide dough in half. on sheet of plastic wrap, pat 1 peice of dough into small rectangle; wrap tightly and refrigerate 1 hour or until dough is firm enough to roll ( or freeze for 30 min,). repeat with remaining dough.
• 3 meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir sugar and cinnamon until blended.
• 4 on lightly floured surface, with floured rolling pin, roll 1 peice of dough into 15" by 12" rectangle. sprinkle half of cinnamon sugar mixture evenly over dough. starting from long side, tightly roll dough jelly-roll style. brush last 1/2 in of dough with water to seal edge. cut log crosswise in half. slide logs onto ungreased cookie sheet; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours or until firm enough to cut. (or freeze for 45 min.) repeat with remaining dough.
• 5 preheat oven to 400*f. remove 2 logs from freezer; with serrated knife, cut each log crosswise into 1/4 in thick slices. place cookies 1/2 in apart on two ungreased cookie sheets.
• 6 bake cookies until lightly browned, 12 to 14 min, transfer to a wire rack to cook. repeat with remaining two logs.