A couple weeks ago, I was offered the opportunity to bake the winning cookie recipe from Betty Crocker's Bake Life Sweeter contest. The winning cookie was baked by Lynette S which won her a $5,000 prize. She used a sugar cookie mix to create a "cinnamon roll-cookie". She aptly named the cookies Cinna-spins.
I was immediately intrigued by her concept. I read the recipe and decided that I would bake another version of her award winning cookie. I finally settled a mini muffin cinna-spin cookie. They baked up beautifully and had a cinnamon bun taste to them. Once the cookies were cooled and iced, I packed them in little boxes and took them over to my neighbors. I know, you're wondering how much of the recipe did I change? Nothing, except for the presentation.
I stayed true to the recipe by using the same amount of cinnamon, butter, egg, and a Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix. Instead of coiling the cookies, I rolled the dough into a 12"x 7" rectangle (a little shy 1/4" thick) in between two sheets of parchment paper. I then chilled the dough for 30 minutes. Once the dough was chilled, I sprinkled the cinnamon over it. And starting with the long side, I rolled it away from me.
Spray 3 mini-muffin tins with non-stick spray. Slice the cookie dough into 30 even pieces. Place the sliced cookie dough into the muffin tins and bake at 350F degrees for 10-13 minutes. Cool cookies in the pan for 5 minutes and then remove to cool completely on a wire rack.
Once the cookies are cooled drizzle with glaze and enjoy.
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38 comments:
Oh these are so cute and I love the cinnamon swirls. Great job Gigi!
Maria
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These are adorable! I love snickerdoodles and pretty much any kind of cinnamon cookie. Yum!
The cupcake liners are cute too.
Ooooh, these look really good - light, fluffy, moist! Yum.
These are too cute! Great presentation!
These are really cute! Our school (University of Oregon) puts out a really good magazine annually, and I was in an article talking about foodblogging. I mentioned you as one of my top ten favorites, so if you want to check out the article here is the link:
http://flux.uoregon.edu/2008/fob/food/just-like-your-motherboard-used-to-make/
keep up the great work!
Ohhhhhhhh, so good looking!Those contest yiels some yummy treats.
So fun that you tried the winning recipe - the swirls in those muffins are PERFECT!!! Nice job!!!
Perfect cinnamon swirls! Those would look perfect next to my coffee in the morning!
They're just beautiful!
Now I want a cinna-spin with a twist!
Gigi these muffins are stunning and look delicious! :-D i loce cinnammon so they are perfect for me
Thanks and very good job honey!
have a good day :-D
Silvia
These look so cute, your swirls turned out fantastically. What a clever idea, I was wondering how you managed to get such perfect swirls into a muffin. You get the best of both words - cinnamon swirls and muffins.
Wow they look fantastic! My mum is a big fan of cinnamon so I'll have to give these a go! I don't think we get Betty Crocker mixes over here though! WAH!
what a great idea! i always appreciate new vehicles for cinnamon and butter consumption, and this one has the bonus of being easy on the eyes! nice work, gigi!
you know gigi i am always in love with your pastries.;they are always brilliant concocted!! you never fail to impress me!!
btw, this cinna-spin cookies with muffin twist looks really yummy
Very cute, and they look delicious!
Such a cute idea! I love the way that swirl looks.
This is genius!!
This is such a cool concept! :) Good pick!
You are awesome!
the cupcake rock-star :-)
Those cinnamon swirl muffins look really good!
You've been tagged!
I thought these sounded good when you were telling me about them, but these look even more adorable than I pictured.They don't look like cookies at all. Great job. ;)
~Shannon
those are so cute, love the swirl. random Q gigi but how do you frost your cupcakes aka the persian love ones. start in the center outwards a bit or start outside?
These are just too good-- I may have to try these for Father's day breakfast, as my hubby loves cinnamon! Thanks
That is such a creative idea, and the mini size makes them look so cute! I love the photo with the drizzle of glaze. :)
These are so cute! I love the paper liners too they go so well with the cinna-spins! Nice job!!
Baking cookies as muffins has to be the cutest thing ever; definitely doing that XD. I love the little swirls.
Ooooooh these are SO adorable Gigi!! You really are an inspiration!!
What a brilliant idea! These look really cute. Beautiful work, sweetie! :)
Those are so cute and swirly. I'd almost hate to put glaze on it.
These are so cute and sound yummy!
Christy
These look wonderful! What a great play-off you did!
These sure are cute little treats!
You are such a freakin genius!!
Wow I love your take on this! These look so incredibly delicious. I'm a sucker for cinnamon buns or things resembling cinnamon buns... or things that say they'll taste like cinnamon buns!
I think that topping a muffin with a cookie is genius, and they're cute as a button too!
Your variation looks alot better than the cookies on the Betty Crocker webite.
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