Easy Cinnamon Rolls From Scratch

Dough:

• Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter, divided

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 egg

Filling:

• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• Cream Cheese Frosting:
• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar (optional)
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened (optional)
• 1/4 cup butter, softened (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)

• Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Brush a 9-inch square baking dish with 2 tablespoons melted butter.
2. Whisk flour, 2 tablespoons white sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Work 3 tablespoons softened butter into flour mixture using your hands. Beat milk and egg together in another bowl; pour into flour-butter mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until a soft dough forms.
3. Turn dough out onto a floured work surface and roll dough into a 1/4-inch thick rectangle. Brush surface of dough with 2 tablespoons melted butter.
4. Whisk 1/2 cup white sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Sprinkle 1/2 of the cinnamon sugar mixture in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle remaining cinnamon sugar over butter-brushed dough. Roll dough around filling to form a log; cut log into 18 rolls and place rolls in the prepared baking dish.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until rolls are set, 20 to 25 minutes.

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