# Butter Swim Biscuit Cinnamon Rolls

These cinnamon rolls are made with biscuit dough that bakes in a pool of melted butter, then topped with a sweet icing.

- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2.5 cups flour
- 0.25 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1.5 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 stick butter
- 1.5 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream

## Instructions

1. Add two and a half cups of flour to a mixing bowl.
2. Add a quarter cup of brown sugar to the bowl.
3. Add a tablespoon of baking powder to the bowl.
4. Add one and a half tablespoons of ground cinnamon to the bowl.
5. Whisk all the dry ingredients together.
6. Add two cups of heavy cream to the mixture.
7. Add a teaspoon of vanilla to the mixture.
8. Mix all ingredients together until you have a big ball of sticky biscuit dough.
9. Set the ball of dough aside.
10. Grab an 8x8 baking dish.
11. Melt a stick of butter.
12. Pour the melted butter into the baking dish.
13. Place the ball of dough on top of the butter in the baking dish.
14. Spread the dough out in the baking dish.
15. Pre-cut the biscuits in the dough to make them easier to separate after baking.
16. Bake in the oven at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for about 25 minutes.
17. Let the cinnamon rolls cool off after baking.
18. To make the icing, get one and a half cups of powdered sugar.
19. Add three tablespoons of melted butter to the powdered sugar.
20. Add a teaspoon of vanilla to the icing mixture.
21. Add about two tablespoons of heavy cream to the icing mixture.
22. Whisk all the icing ingredients together.
23. Drizzle or spread the icing on the cooled cinnamon roll biscuits.
24. Scoop one out and put it on a plate.

## Equipment

- mixing bowl
- tiny whisk
- 8x8 baking dish
- oven

## Tips

- Let the biscuits cool off before icing as they are molten lava hot right out of the oven.
- The dough does not have to be perfectly spread or pre-cut.

## Source

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- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/31a45b52-941a-4693-ab6e-06968e4cb87e
- Extracted: 2026-05-22

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