Snappy Cinnamon Spice Bun Cookies with Honey Buttermilk Glaze
Crispy and sweet with a number of spices to invoke the holidays, these snappy cinnamon rolled cookies have a buttermilk glaze to mimic a cream cheese frosting that cinnamon buns usually have. I like to add more spices to the mix, to give complexity to the cookie, but feel free to keep it classic and just use cinnamon by itself. Keep in mind that you have to refrigerate the dough for half an hour before slicing them to bake, so schedule that in. Or just make them the day before and keep them in the fridge overnight, making them a snap for fresh baked cookies the following day.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 13 of 14 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Honey | 1 tbsp (21g) | 64 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Cardamom | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Rosemary | 1 tsp dried (1.2g) | 4 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Bean | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 225 g (1 cup or 2 sticks) of unsalted butter, cold
- 75 g (1/3 cup) white granulated sugar
- 85 g (3/4 cup) confectioners’ (powdered) sugar, sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoon orange zest (about 1 medium navel orange)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 vanilla bean
- 1 large egg
- 315 g (2 1/4 cup) all purpose flour
- 75 g (6 tablespoons or 3/4 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 70 g (2 tablespoons) honey
- 55 g (1/4 cup) dark brown sugar
- 20 g (2 tablespoons) all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly chopped rosemary leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon (a generous pinch) ground all spice
- 70 g (2 tablespoons) honey
- 60g to 90 g (1/2 to 3/4 cup) confectioners’ (powdered) sugar, sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoon buttermilk