Orange Roll Cookies

I've always been a fan of cinnamon rolls, but lately I've completely fallen in love with orange rolls.  Maybe it was because I have always been lazy and bought canned cinnamon rolls.  The regular ones were always just like a biscuit with some glaze on top, but the orange rolls were actual rolls that have a sweet and juicy glaze on top that was just irresistible.  So irresistible that I would practically eat the entire can by myself whenever I would make them!

While I'm still not adventurous enough to make cinnamon rolls from scratch, I can definitely make cookies from scratch (even though this recipe uses prepackaged sugar cookie mix - but feel free to use your favorite sugar cookie base!).  Here is my twist on the popular cinnamon roll cookie with a yummy orange glaze.  Yum yum yum!

Orange Roll Cookies

Ingredients

1 bag sugar cookie mix (such as Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix)

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/4 cup flour

1 egg

1 tablespoon butter, melted

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon brown sugar

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

3 tablespoons orange juice

Directions

1. Mix together sugar cookie mix, butter, and flour until combined and a dough begins to form.
2. Sprinkle some additional flour (be generous and test out a portion of the dough before placing the entire thing on the counter.. the dough is very sticky) on to a clean surface and roll the dough into a rectangular shape and at about 1/4 inch thickness.
3. Spread melted butter on top of dough and sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon on top.
4. Starting for the long edge of the dough, roll up jelly roll style. Cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour.
5. Preheat over to 375˚.
6. When throughly chilled, slice dough until 1/2 inch - 3/4 inch slices. Place slices onto a cookie sheet and bake for 14-15 minutes. Place on cookie rack to cool completely.
7. To prepare glaze, combine 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar with 3 tablespoons orange juice. Drizzle over cooled cookies and allow to set.

Cookies adapted from Betty Crocker.