Whatcha Eating? Wednesday

This is a very yummy, not healthy at all, cookie recipe. It goes real well with a cup of coffee...*drool* The recipe come from allrecipes.com (follow link)

Cinnabun Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened (I just use all butter instead of a combo)
• 1/2 cup butter flavored shortening
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
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• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup butter, shortening, light brown sugar and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla. Combine the 1 tablespoon cinnamon, flour, baking powder and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour. (I freeze for much longer, because it is a sticky dough).
2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In a small microwave safe dish, heat the 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup of butter and 2 teaspoons cinnamon in the microwave. Stir frequently until butter is melted and the mixture is well blended.
3. On a lightly floured surface, roll out each half of the dough to a 12x6 inch rectangle. Spread 1/3 of the cinnamon mixture over each rectangle. Roll each one lengthwise into a log. Cut into 1 inch segments. Use remaining filling to place a small dollop of the mixture onto the cookie sheet where each cookie will be placed, About every 3 inches. Place 1 cookie onto each dollop with the cut side down. (I skip the dollop part and just halve the sugar mixture between the two roll outs)
4. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Flip cookie sheet over onto a tray to remove cookies while they are still very hot. If the cookies are stuck, heat the pan in the oven again for a few minutes to soften the cinnamon dollops.               

I also make a simple powder sugar glaze (powder sugar and milk) to put on top.

Coffee. Don't. Forget. The. Coffee.

Pop in microwave for a few seconds the next day....*double drool*