Cinnamon Roll Cookies

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup butter flavor crisco
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 -2 tablespoon milk

Recipe

• 1 for cinnamon mixture, combine granulated sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
• 2 for cookie dough, combine shortening and brown sugar in a large bowl. beat at medium speed until well blended. beat in eggs and vanilla until well blended.
• 3 combine flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a small bowl. add to creamed mixture; mix well.
• 4 turn dough onto sheet of waxed paper. spread dough into 9x6 inch rectangle. sprinkle with part of the cinnamon mixture. roll up edges jelly-roll style into a log, being careful not to break the dough. dust log with remaining cinnamon mixture. wrap tightly and refrigerate at least 4 hours.
• 5 heat oven to 350.
• 6 slice dough 1/4 inch thick with a sharp knife. place on prepared cookie sheets. bake for 8 minutes or until lightly browned on top. cool on cookie sheets for 4 minutes and then transfer to wire rack.
• 7 mix together powdered sugar and enough milk to create a thin mixture. drizzle over cookies.