Recipe
December 19, 2023
Christina Tosi’s Cinnamon Bun Cookies
Directions
Yield: Makes 24 Cookies
Make Dough
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray or line two half–sheet pans with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- In bowl of stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream together butter, sugar and brown sugar on medium-high for 2 to 3 minutes, until well combined. Scrape down sides of bowl, add egg and vanilla, and mix for 2 more minutes.
- Add flour, milk powder, kosher salt, baking powder and baking soda, and paddle on low speed until combined, about 1 minute.
- Divide dough in half. Knead cinnamon into half of dough.
Make Rounds and Bake
- Add 1 tbsp of cinnamon dough and 1 tbsp of plain dough side by side in 2 oz. cookie scoop. Pinch and twist doughs together with your fingers to form a swirl. Flip cookie dough ball upside down. Using your thumbs, create a well big enough to hide 2 tsp of cream cheese inside, and wrap cookie dough edges around to seal entirely.
- Place dough round seam-side down on prepared pans. Use palm of your hand to flatten dough. Repeat, placing dough rounds 2″ to 3″ apart.
- Bake at 350°F until golden brown around edges, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Let cool on pan (they’re awesome warm) or store in airtight container in fridge for up to 1 week.
Photographer:
Angus Fergusson
Source:
Christina’s recipes are excerpted from All About Cookies: A Milk Bar Baking Book by Christina Tosi. Penguin Random House, 2022, $47.
Stylist:
Food styling by Ashley Denton