Behold. The Pioneer Woman‘s Famous Cinnamon Rolls! You can find the recipe laid out step by step by clicking here: CINNAMON ROLLS! It’s a super duper easy recipe. All I did was mix the dough and let it rise the night before. Then, I stuffed in my fridge and did the heavy lifting (ahem, rolling) this morning. The only complain I have about this recipe is the high yield of cinnamon rolls. There is really no good reason for 2 people (3, if you include my mother-in-law) to have 5 large pans of warm cinnamon rolls. The silver lining is that I got to share them with neighbors, which gave me a great excuse to see them. Not that I need an excuse. They like me. I swear.
The other issue with the original recipe is the maple-coffee icing. Ron is not a huge coffee fan, so all I did was up the milk and butter and mixed in vanilla bean paste instead of maple. It was pretty tasty. Ron said these were the best cinnamon rolls he had ever eaten. I said, next time, cream cheese frosting is happening and I could give a damn if you like it or not. Okay, maybe I didn’t actually say that.
This is also a good time to mention that if you aren’t reading The Pioneer Woman‘s blog or her cook book, we cannot be friends. Seriously.
And another thing, I intend on making these for my family on Thanksgiving morning. Yes, that’s right. 
These were delicious. Special thanks to my handsome husband for helping me photograph the process while I was up to my elbows in butter and flour! Now, we are off to Costco (aka my favorite store ever.) Then, I am attempting to cook The Pioneer Woman’s braised short ribs. Yes, 2 of her recipes in one day. I may just die of happiness!
These look delish! I’ve been wanting to make cinnamon rolls, but I have no counter space until I move to my new place next month.
I co-sign on the cream cheese icing—I think I’m going to try that.