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Make light and flaky Cinnabon Stix at home.

Stephanie — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:11:46 +0000

Have you ever been walking through the mall and dared to walk by Cinnabon? For me the pungent scent of cinnamon wafting through the air is simply irresistible. If you can ever make it past their delicious cinnamon rolls, you may notice that they have light and crispy Cinnabon stix. The Cinnabon stix are a light and flakey kissed with the delightful flavors of cinnamon and sugar. These make a perfect breakfast or even a dessert.
About the recipe
This is one of the few recipes were I call for parchment paper. Parchment paper can be found in many grocery stores. When the cinnamon and sugar crystallize in the oven, they become sticky. I personally hate doing dishes, so to prevent myself from doing a lot of scrubbing; I suggest that you use parchment paper.
Packaged puff pastry dough can be found in the freezer section of your grocery store. I have typically found this near where pie shells are sold. For defrosting the puff pastry dough, follow the instructions on the box. Do not leave this over night in your refrigerator to thaw, thinking it may save you time. You will end up with a sticky and hard to separate lump of dough.
1 package puff pastry dough
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
Allow package of puff pastry dough to defrost according to manufacturer’s directions. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl combine together the sugar and the cinnamon, mix well. Open puff pastry dough and use one sheet and unfold onto a clean counter. Unfold the dough to where the long side is towards you, puff pastry dough is rectangular.
Spray puff pastry dough with non-stick spray (do this so the cinnamon and sugar mixture will stick to the dough), and sprinkle on 2 tablespoons of the cinnamon sugar mixer on the dough. Using a pizza cutter cut the dough in half horizontally. Cut the dough vertically into 10 pieces. Twist each cut piece of dough 2 to 3 times before placing onto the parchment covered cookie sheet. Sprinkle an additional 1 tablespoon of the cinnamon sugar mixer.
Repeat process with other pastry sheet. Bake stix for approximately 15 minutes or until desired toasted color.
Cinnabon Icing
1/2 pound Margarine
1/2 pound cream cheese
1 pound powdered sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Allow margarine and cream cheese to reach room temperature. Beat cream cheese and margarine together in a bowl with a mixer. Slowly add in all powdered sugar and lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Serve with Cinnabon Stix.
Food courts are a wonderful place to hang out; you are in the center of many different choices of tasty food. I miss the old Corn Dog on a Stick places, there is something about a corn dog that dipped and fried before you. Do you have any favorite foods that are served in shopping malls?

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Stephanie — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:43:39 +0000

These are wonderful to make for a stay at home pizza night, or when you want a little snack. These are easy to make, and you can save money by making these at home.

1 package pizza mix, or your favorite recipe

1/4 C. melted butter (they don’t use butter, you can use margarine)

1/2 C. sugar

2 tsp. cinnamon

Icing

1 lb. powdered sugar

1 Tbsp. milk

1 Tbsp. melted butter

1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll out pizza dough to a rectangle, roughly 10 by 12 inches, cut in half across the longest side, and then cut the other sides into 8th’s. You should have 16 individual pieces now. Place pieces onto a lightly greased baking sheet, and bake for approximately 15 minutes.

While the sticks are baking, make the icing by combining the powdered sugar, vanilla, milk, and 1 tbsp. of butter. You may need to add additional milk to thin down the icing. Set icing aside.

Combine the 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tsp. cinnamon in a bowl, mix well. Melt the 1/4 cup butter and when the pizza dough is done brush with butter. Sprinkle over the cinnamon and sugar mixture over the freshly buttered sticks. Enjoy.

Snickerdoodle cookies have a spicy and sweet taste.

Stephanie — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:56:18 +0000

Looking for a different cookie, that has a unique taste, the cinnamon, and cream of tartar add a special flavor to these crackly surfaced cookies. One of my earilest memories was making snickerdoodles when I was a girl scout. Since then I have made these cookies for cookie exchanges, and when I wanted something sweet, and tangy. If you haven’t tried these cookies before, you are missing out. These cookies are rolled in cinnamon and sugar to give them a wonderful crunchy crust.

1 C. Butter – softened
1 1/2 C. Sugar
2 Eggs
2 3/4 C. Flour
2 tsp. Cream of tartar
1 tsp. Baking soda
1/4 tsp. Salt

Cinnamon and Sugar Mixture
1 C. sugar
1 Tbsp. ground Cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix butter, sugar and eggs thoroughly with a mixer. Sift dry ingredients together and stir into first mixture. Chill dough, form in balls, roll in cinnamon and sugar mixture. Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes on greased cookie sheet. They will flatten out as they bake.