Cinnamon Roll Cookie Bars



I'll be honest.  I almost always shy away from the recipes floating around on Pinterest that say "Just start with a box of cake mix and add ___ ___ ___."  I've tried a few of those recipes and I stopped trying them because I didn't think they were very good.

However, when a recipe starts out with the title Cinnamon Roll Cookie Bars, I know I'm a goner.  Cookie bars and cinnamon rolls are two of my most favorite things.  So, cake mix or not, I knew I was trying this recipe, and I'm so glad I did.

Fudgy, moist cinnamon and brown sugar filled bars topped with glaze.  What could be better than that?

Oh, and they will fill your house with the delicious aromas of butter and cinnamon.  This would be a great holiday baking project, since it fills your house with the smells of fall.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Blissful Whimsy

Ingredients:

For the bars:
18.25 oz box of yellow cake mix (I used Pillsbury Supreme Moist)
1/2 cup of melted butter
2 eggs
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/4 cup of granulated sugar
2 tablespoons cinnamon

For the topping:
1/4 cup of granulated sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon

For the icing:
2 cups of powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2-3 Tablespoons milk or cream

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°

In a large bowl, combine cake mix, butter, eggs, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and cinnamon.  Mix until combined.  Batter will be thick-- if you're mixing by hand instead of with a mixer, you will get a little bit of a work out. ;)

Fit a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with a foil sling or a parchment paper sling and then spray with no-stick cooking spray.

Using your clean fingers, press the batter into the pan.  I find I have the best luck if I get my fingers a little bit wet while I do this.  It doesn't need to be perfectly smooth.

Mix the sugar and cinnamon for the topping together and sprinkle over the top of the bars.

Bake for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bars comes out clean.  It is okay if they look slightly underbaked-- it will make them all the fudgier after they've cooled.

Mix the icing ingredients together.  Add the milk slowly until you reach your desired consistency for your glaze.  Everyone likes it differently, I like mine on the thinner side.

Spread the glaze over warm (not hot) bars.  Cool completely and serve.  Enjoy!

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