Cookie Monster Cinnamon Rolls (Printable)

Fluffy blue cinnamon-sugar rolls with chocolate chips, blue cream cheese frosting, and cookie decorations

# What You'll Need:

→ Dough

01 - 4 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 packet (2 1/4 teaspoons) active dry yeast
03 - 1 cup warm milk (110°F)
04 - 1/3 cup granulated sugar
05 - 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
06 - 2 large eggs, room temperature
07 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
08 - Blue gel food coloring

→ Filling

09 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
10 - 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
11 - 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
12 - 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

→ Blue Cream Cheese Frosting

13 - 6 oz cream cheese, softened
14 - 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
15 - 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
16 - 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
17 - Blue gel food coloring

→ Cookie Monster Decoration

18 - 24 candy eyes or white chocolate chips + mini chocolate chips
19 - 6 mini chocolate chip cookies, halved

# How to Make It:

01 - Combine warm milk, yeast, and 1 tablespoon sugar in a large bowl. Let sit 5 minutes until foamy. Add melted butter, remaining sugar, eggs, salt, and blue food coloring. Mix well.
02 - Gradually add flour to the wet mixture, mixing until a soft dough forms. Add more blue coloring as needed for vibrant color throughout.
03 - Turn dough onto floured surface and knead 6–8 minutes until smooth and elastic. Place in greased bowl, cover, and rise in warm place for 1 hour until doubled.
04 - Mix softened butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon in small bowl until fully combined.
05 - Punch down dough and roll into 16x12-inch rectangle. Spread filling evenly, sprinkle with chocolate chips. Roll tightly from long side, slice into 12 rolls.
06 - Arrange rolls in greased 9x13-inch baking dish. Cover and rise 30–40 minutes until puffy.
07 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake rolls 22–25 minutes until golden and cooked through. Cool slightly.
08 - Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and blue food coloring; beat until creamy and vibrantly blue.
09 - Spread blue frosting thickly over warm rolls. Place two candy eyes and half a mini cookie on each roll.

# Expert Hacks:

01 -
  • The blue dough is unexpectedly gorgeous, like an edible sunrise over Sesame Street
  • Chocolate chips inside warm cinnamon sugar is the kind of combination that should be illegal
  • Watching peoples faces when you serve Cookie Monster for breakfast is priceless
02 -
  • Dough temperature matters more than you think, too cold and it wont rise, too hot and the yeast dies
  • Gel food coloring is worth the extra cost, liquid coloring will turn your dough gummy and sad
  • These rolls are best eaten the same day but can be reheated for 15 seconds in the microwave
03 -
  • Use unflavored dental floss to slice the rolls, slide it under the dough, cross the ends, and pull through for perfect cuts
  • If your frosting is too thick, add cream one teaspoon at a time until its spreadable
  • Extra blue frosting keeps in the refrigerator for up to a week

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