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Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls

Quick and easy chocolate cinnamon rolls made with refrigerated dough, chocolate chips, and cinnamon.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 4 to 6
Author Kate

Ingredients

  • For the Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls
  • 1 can Crescent Rounds Dough I use Pillsbury's
  • 2 tablespoons butter melted
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips chopped
  • For the Vanilla Glaze
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375.
  2. Grease an 8-inch cake pan with cooking spray; set aside.
  3. Separate dough into 8 rolls and gently unroll.
  4. Using a pastry brush, brush each dough with melted butter.
  5. Evenly divide and sprinkle a generous amount of cinnamon-sugar over each roll.
  6. Evenly divide chopped chocolate and spread over cinnamon-sugar.
  7. Carefully roll up each dough, pinching seams together; arrange the rolls 1 inch apart in the prepared cake pan.
  8. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes, or until tops are golden brown.
  9. In the meantime prepare the vanilla glaze.
  10. Place all the ingredients in a small saucepan and cook over medium-heat, stirring constantly just until combined and no lumps appear.
  11. Immediately brush hot rolls with glaze.
  12. Serve.