These fast and simple cinnamon roll blondie bars are pleasant! Swirled cinnamon + sugar cookie dough is topped with a cream cheese drizzle.

These cinnamon roll blondie bars mix all of the tasty flavors of a yummy cinnamon roll wrapped up in a enjoyable little bar cookie.

They’re fast and simple to make, and if you happen to promise to underbake the cookie bars simply barely, you’re going to completely fall in love with them!

Cinnamon Roll Blondie Batter

The batter for the cookie dough is easy and easy.

AND, the recipe requires melted butter, which makes the bars even simpler to make. Seize a bowl and a spatula or spoon and also you’re good to go. No must lug out the heavy industrial mixer.

The batter is fundamental apart from the addition of floor cinnamon. Regardless that cinnamon and sugar can be added to the highest of the bars, the additional cinnamon within the cookie dough provides a lift to that essential taste!

Unfold and Swirl

As soon as the batter is unfold within the pan, a easy combination of brown sugar + granulated sugar + cinnamon is sprinkled on prime after which swirled into the batter.

There’s no actual scientific technique to do the swirling. I seize a butter knife or small offset spatula and run backwards and forwards till the cinnamon and sugar is reduce into the batter and every thing appears good and swirly-ish.

Bear in mind: cream cheese frosting is but to return, so the highest of the bars don’t have to be fully symmetrical and film good. We’re championing the artwork of scrumptious chaos right here.

It is crucial at the moment that I implore you to not over bake the bars. The truth is, if you happen to’re going to err on one facet or the opposite, do it on the facet of beneath baking simply barely. You don’t need them uncooked and overly gooey – simply mushy and buttery.

Cream Cheese Frosting

The frosting is actually only a mini batch of fairly typical cream cheese frosting:

• cream cheese
• butter
• vanilla
• powdered sugar
• little bit of cream or milk

It’s most likely simply sufficient frosting to unfold a skinny layer to fully cowl the bars.

However I prefer to scoop the frosting into the nook of a ziploc bag, snip the nook, and pipe the frosting over the bars in zigzaggy strains.

Professional Tip: add just a few extra tablespoons cream or milk to the frosting recipe for a thinner frosting/glaze that may be drizzled throughout the bars as an alternative of being piped.

The mushy, candy cream cheese frosting with the chewy, cinnamon sugar topped cookie bars is a dreamy, dreamy mixture.

With the distinguished cinnamon and sugar vibes, these bars may additionally go for a snickerdoodle blondie.

However it’s the cream cheese frosting that defines these as a tasty cinnamon roll blondie bar.

Change Up Cookie Bars

I’m by no means going to withstand an excellent previous-original chocolate chip cookie bar (or every other cookie bar recipe), however typically, it’s enjoyable to take a departure from the classics and go along with one thing new.

These cinnamon roll blondie bars are implausible.

One-bowl batter
Crackly cinnamon and sugar topping
Cream cheese frosting

For all my cinnamon lovers on the market, these bars are for YOU. And me. (It’s been a month and I’m completely satisfied to assist myself to all of the cinnamon roll blondie bars as a part of my new yr, simply-over-right here-making an attempt-to-survive, new me plan.)

I hope you like them!

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Cinnamon Roll Blondie Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Yield: 15 bars

Prep Time: 40 minutes

Prepare dinner Time: 30 minutes

Whole Time: 1 hr 10 minutes

Cookie dough:

• 1 cup (227 g) butter, melted (I take advantage of salted)
• 1 cup (212 g) calmly packed brown sugar
• ½ cup (106 g) granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon floor cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 giant (100 g) eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 (320 g) cups all-function flour

Cinnamon + Sugar:

• 3 tablespoons (27 g) granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons (27 g) brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons floor cinnamon

Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 2 tablespoons (28 g) cream cheese, softened
• 1 tablespoon (14 g) butter, softened
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup (114 g) powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon cream or milk

• Preheat the oven to 350 levels F. Frivolously grease a metallic 9X13-inch pan (if utilizing glass or a darkish nonstick pan, lower the oven temp to 325 levels) or line the pan with parchment or foil and calmly grease.

• In a big bowl, stir collectively the melted butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt till effectively-mixed.

• Add the eggs and vanilla and blend effectively. Stir within the flour till no dry streaks stay.

• Unfold the batter evenly within the ready pan.

• Stir collectively the brown sugar, granulated sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly over the batter. Use a butter knife to swirl the batter backwards and forwards so the cinnamon sugar is reduce into the batter.

• Bake for 30-35 minutes till golden and edges are barely puffed (add time if the batter continues to be moist, however do not overbake – the bars must be mushy within the heart).

• Let the bars cool fully.

• For the cream cheese frosting, in a medium bowl with a handheld electrical mixer (or within the bowl of a stand mixer), combine the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla collectively till gentle and creamy, 30-45 seconds. Add the powdered sugar and cream or milk and blend till effectively-mixed, scraping down the edges of the bowl as wanted. If desired, add further cream or milk for a thinner consistency (to drizzle slightly than pipe).

• Scoop the cream cheese frosting into the nook of a ziploc or different plastic or piping bag. Snip the nook and pipe the frosting throughout the bars in zigzag or straight strains. Lower into squares and serve. Retailer leftovers effectively-lined within the fridge.

Serving: 1 bar, Energy: 262kcal, Carbohydrates: 33g, Protein: 1g, Fats: 15g, Saturated Fats: 9g, Ldl cholesterol: 63mg, Sodium: 278mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 32g

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