Cinnamon Roll Cookies

These aren't really cinnamon rolls, but they aren't really cookies either. This recipe is scaled to make around 36 cookies and takes about 2 hours.

Ingredients

Dough

• 2 sticks butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 2.5 cups flour

Filling

• 1 stick butter
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 4 tsp cinnamon
• 4 tsp cocoa powder
• 4 tsp flour
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

1. Combine the dough ingredients in a large bowl until mixed thoroughly and stretchy. Cover and let rest in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
2. Combine the filling ingredients. The filling should be wet and sticky.
3. Preheat oven to 350 F.
4. Retrieve dough from the refrigerator. Roll out into a flat sheet, roughly 6 inches wide and 1/8 inches thick. I recommend splitting the dough into 4 parts to make this process easier.
5. Spread filling in a thin layer over the dough, leaving a 1 inch strip on the edge uncovered. Roll up the dough, starting from the uncovered strip, until you have a single roll, roughly 1.5 inches in diameter.
6. Slice dough into rounds, roughly 1/4 inch thick. Cover a baking sheet in parchment paper and place the rounds on the sheet.
7. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.