Cinnamon Roll Cookies

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons pecans, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 beat together sugar and butter until creamy.
• 2 add egg and vanilla.
• 3 in a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. gradually add to sugar/butter mixture.
• 4 cover and refrigerate for one hour.
• 5 on a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a rectangle, 18″ x 10″.
• 6 combine all filling ingredients in a small bowl. sprinkle over cookie dough and press down gently.
• 7 beginning with the long side, roll up dough jelly-roll fashion. place seam side down and cover with heavy-duty plastic wrap and/or parchment paper.
• 8 refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
• 9 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 10 cut dough into 1/2-inch slices. on a sprayed/greased/lined baking sheet, place dough slices about 3 to 4 inches apart.
• 11 bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 12 cool slightly on baking sheets, then place on wire racks to cool completely.