Cinnamon Swirl Cookies

Prize-Winning Recipe 2008! Try a new spin on sugar cookies that's fun for kids to shape and tastes like snickerdoodles.

Prep Time

1:10

Hr:Mins

Total Time

1:10

Hr:Mins

Makes

1/2

pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix

1/2

teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2

cup butter or margarine, softened

egg, slightly beaten

tablespoon ground cinnamon

Glaze

cup powdered sugar

tablespoons milk

1/4

teaspoon vanilla

Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, mix cookie mix and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Stir in butter and egg until soft dough forms.
On piece of waxed paper, shape 1 tablespoon cinnamon into a line about 5 inches long. Using floured fingers, shape 1 tablespoon of dough into a rope 5 inches long. Press one side of dough rope into cinnamon.
On ungreased cookie sheet, coil dough rope tightly, cinnamon side facing center, into cinnamon-roll shape. Press end of rope into roll to seal. Repeat with remaining dough. Place cookies 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
Bake 7 to 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
In small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.

Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies

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To drizzle the glaze easily, place glaze in a small food-storage plastic bag, snip off a small corner of the bag and squeeze to drizzle glaze over cookies.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Cookie)

Calories 110

(Calories from Fat 45),

Total Fat 5g

(Saturated Fat 2 1/2g,
Trans Fat 1/2g),

Cholesterol 15mg;
Sodium 70mg;
Total Carbohydrate 17g

(Dietary Fiber 0g,
Sugars 11g),

Protein 1g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch;
0 Fruit;
1/2 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
0 Lean Meat;
0 High-Fat Meat;
1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Cinnamon Swirl Cookies

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker® Kitchens

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