As you can see from the photo above, I had some helpers with this recipe. My kiddos (3, 6, 8) helped me roll each cinnamon roll piece into balls. Then the frosting started to harden faster than I liked, and the sprinkles/colored sugar didn't want to stick to it. But I pretty much dumped a gigantic amount of sprinkles onto the top (who knew there wouldn't be a sprinkle top?!?!) which all bounced around the kitchen counter and floor. I had to grab the dust buster before the kids all told Mimi on me!! :)
Overall the kids (and my husband) ate all of these cinnamon rolls, but we all agreed, because they were "bites" they were really dry compared to a traditional cinnamon roll. Maybe they just need double the amount of icing (which would mean you have to make more because the recipe below says just to use the packet that comes with the rolls). I'd eat/make this again, but it wasn't anything super special. It was fun for a Christmas break breakfast though!
½ teaspoon colored sugar
Heat oven to 400°F. Spray large cookie sheet
with cooking spray. Separate dough into 8 rolls. Use kitchen scissors or knife
to cut each roll into 4 pieces.
Shape each piece into small ball, and place
on cookie sheet. Place 10 balls in a single layer, clustered and touching
together to form a round disk shape. Continue with a formation of 8 balls, then
6 balls, then 4 balls, 3 balls and finally a single ball. There will be a total
of 6 disks (including the single ball), which will form the layers of the tree
after baking.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until browned. Cool
on cookie sheet 2 minutes. Meanwhile, transfer icing to microwavable liquid
measuring cup. Microwave uncovered on High 10 to 15 seconds or until pourable.
Use large, flat spatula to transfer largest
disk to serving platter or cake plate. Drizzle with small amount of icing, then
top with next largest disk. Drizzle with small amount of icing. Continue with
remaining disks, ending with single ball. Drizzle remaining icing over tree.
After drizzling, immediately sprinkle with colored sugar.
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