Christmas Cinnamon Rolls
Finding ways to make Christmas memories with your kids is one of the best ways to celebrate the holiday season. And what better way to kick off your Christmas morning festivities than with a fun breakfast? With this easy recipe for Christmas cinnamon rolls, you can transform premade Pillsbury dough into adorable snowmen to serve your kids.
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What Do I Need to Make Christmas Cinnamon Rolls?
Since this easy Christmas morning recipe uses premade dough, you can prepare an adorable sweet treat for your kids to enjoy after opening their gifts with just a few minutes of prep work. And the good news is that you don't need any special decorations or skills to put these fun treats together! All you need to make snowman cinnamon rolls is:
- Cinnamon rolls
- Mini chocolate chips
- Red M&Ms
- Pretzel sticks
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How Do I Make a Snowman Cinnamon Rolls for Christmas?
Using premade cinnamon roll dough is a great way to help you speed up your prep work when you're making breakfast on Christmas morning. And with this simple decorating idea, you can turn those boring cinnamon rolls into adorable snowmen with just a few extra minutes of work in the kitchen. Just follow these easy steps for making your own snowman cinnamon rolls.
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Step One: Prepare the Dough
To turn regular cinnamon rolls into cute snowmen, you'll need to rework the dough slightly. After unwrapping the package, remove and separate all the rolls and set the icing aside. Transfer five of the rolls to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Then, unroll the remaining three rolls to make each roll into one long strip. Cut each strip in half and re-roll each piece into a small circle.
Step Two: Construct the Cinnamon Roll Snowmen
Place one small dough circle on top of the five larger rolls to form a snowman shape. Lightly press the smaller circle into the larger circle to help them bake together into one piece. After constructing all five snowmen, you'll have one extra smaller circle. You can bake it separately or discard it.
Step Three: Bake the Cinnamon Rolls
Now that you have all your snowmen built, place the pan in the oven to bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the rolls are golden brown. If the rolls have risen into each other, use a knife to carefully separate them while they're still hot to keep them from sticking together as they cool.
Step Four: Decorate the Christmas Cinnamon Rolls
After removing the baked cinnamon rolls from the oven, give them time to cool slightly. Then, spread the icing over the top of the snowmen in an even layer. After that, you can start adding your snowman decorations. First, use mini chocolate chips to make eyes and a mouth on the small roll on top of the snowman. Then add M&M buttons to the center of each snowman and stick two pretzel sticks into the sides to form arms.
Snowman Cinnamon Roll Recipe Ideas
These adorable rolls are so simple to make, even the kids can get on the decorating fun! And with these recipe and decorating ideas, you can create some adorable treats for your entire family to enjoy on Christmas morning.
- Use more icing. The glaze the comes with your cinnamon rolls is delicious, but it can be difficult to see once it has cooled and hardened. If you want your snowman to be whiter, try grabbing a container of premade white icing. Spread the extra icing on top of the baked cinnamon rolls in place of the glaze.
- Decorate with coconut. Another fun way to add a snowy look to the top of your cinnamon rolls is with the help of sweetened shredded coconut. After adding the glaze to the top of each roll, immediately sprinkle some shredded coconut over the top to add some texture and flavor to each treat.
- Add color with sprinkles. If your kids are joining in the decorating of their snowman breakfast, let them have some fun with sprinkles. You can use white decorating sugar to add a sparkle to the top of each cinnamon roll. Or give them some colorful Christmas sprinkles to decorate their snowman.
- Make homemade cinnamon rolls. Using premade cinnamon roll dough is a great way to speed up the prep work of this simple recipe. But if you have a homemade recipe that you prefer, you can easily adapt this decorating technique to work with your own recipe. After preparing your dough, simply form it into the shape of snowmen before letting the rolls rise and baking them.
- Try different candy decorations. Mini chocolate chips and M&Ms are great options for decorating because you probably already have them in your kitchen. But you could get a little more creative with your snowman faces by using different candy to decorate. Try using candy eyes or a candy corn nose for your snowman to add a fun look to your Christmas treats.
Christmas Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients
- 1-8 count package cinnamon rolls
- Mini chocolate chips
- Red M&Ms
- Pretzel sticks
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Separate all the cinnamon rolls and set five rolls aside.
- Unroll the remaining three rolls and cut each strip in half.
- Roll up each piece into a small circle and place one small circle on top of the full-sized cinnamon rolls and lightly press them together.
- Bake the cinnamon rolls for 12 to 15 minutes, until golden brown.
- Allow the rolls to cool for a few minutes, then spread the icing over the top in an even layer.
- Use mini chocolate chips to create a face on the top of each snowman.
- Use the red M&Ms to make buttons on the front of each snowman.
- Use the pretzel sticks as arms.
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