Easy Homemade Cinnamon Roll Recipe

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There’s nothing better than warm gooey cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning, and this recipe makes easy work of the preparation by utilizing a bread machine to do much of the work for you. They taste just like the cinnamon rolls that are sold at overpriced mall food courts, but you can make an entire batch for the same price as one that you’d buy at the mall!
These cinnamon rolls can easily be prepared the night before Christmas and placed into the refrigerator (covered). In the morning, just remove the cinnamon rolls from the fridge, and let them sit for about 45 minutes to an hour to come to room temperature and rise before baking. Easy peasy!
Ingredients:
Dough:

• 1 cup warm milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 1/2 cups bread flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

Filling:

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup butter, softened

Frosting:

• 1 (3 ounce) package PHILADELPHIA cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

• Place dough ingredients into the pan of the bread machine in this order: milk, eggs, melted butter, sugar, flour, salt and yeast. Set the machine to the dough cycle and press start.
• In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon.
• When the dough cycle has finished, roll the dough into a large rectangle (approx 16″x22″). Spread dough with softened butter and sprinkle evenly with sugar/cinnamon mixture.
• Roll up dough and cut into 14 rolls. Place rolls in a lightly greased 9×13 inch baking pan. Cover and let rise until doubled (about 30 minutes). While the dough is rising, preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Bake for 15-20  minutes until the tops are a light golden brown.
• Whip together PHILADELPHIA cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla to create the frosting. Spread on cinnamon rolls while they’re still warm and serve immediately.

This icing is seriously amazing!
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