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Cinnamon Sugar Biscuits

Cinnamon Sugar Biscuits add a deliciously sweet topping to soft buttermilk biscuits. A wonderful sweet treat for breakfast or a snack!

Cinnamon Sugar Biscuits in a metal basket lined with a white cloth

Despite the fact that I’m not even remotely a morning person, I love breakfast baking. I don’t do as much of it as I would like, but that’s just what makes it special. And we can’t talk breakfast baking without talking about biscuits.

For most purposes, a simple biscuit will more than suffice. But sometimes you want something a little different, and that’s where these Cinnamon Sugar Biscuits come into the picture.

overhead view of Cinnamon Sugar Biscuits in a towel-lined basket

The idea of these biscuits is a simple one. Take a buttermilk biscuit, give it a heavy sprinkling of cinnamon-sugar, and you’ve got a delicious and flavorful treat for your breakfast, brunch, or even just a snack. We are big, big fans of all things cinnamon here, so we absolutely adore these!

For the cinnamon-sugar topping, I really like using turbinado sugar. It’s a coarse, unrefined sugar that works so well here for its color and flavor. You can certainly use granulated sugar if you like, but go with turbinado sugar if you have it.

a split, buttered Cinnamon Sugar Biscuit on a red-rimmed plate with a basket of biscuits in the background

The end result is a batch of soft, sweet, cinnamon-y biscuits that turn ordinary biscuits into something remarkable. They’re a delicious departure from everyday biscuits, and one that I think you’ll enjoy making again and again. Serve these warm just as they are or with your favorite jam, butter, or even cream cheese.

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Cinnamon Sugar Biscuits

Yield 12 biscuits
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes

A good dose of cinnamon-sugar makes these soft biscuits an irresistible treat!

Cinnamon Sugar Biscuits in a metal basket lined with a white cloth

Ingredients

For the biscuits:

  • 2 cups (240g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter, cold and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup (118ml) buttermilk

For the topping:

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 3 tablespoons turbinado sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

To make the biscuits:

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone liner.
  2. Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the cold butter and cut into the flour mixture using a pastry blender, a fork, or your hands. Mix until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine the egg and buttermilk. Add to the flour mixture. Mix just until combined and a dough forms.
  4. Transfer the dough to a floured surface. Gently knead the dough 7 or 8 times. Roll out the dough with a floured rolling pin to a 1/2-thick circle. Use a 2-inch biscuit cutter to cut out the biscuits. Gather the dough scraps, form into a 1/2-inch thick circle and continue cutting out biscuits.
  5. Place the biscuits 1 inch apart on the prepared pan.

To make the topping:

  1. Brush the tops and sides of the biscuits with melted butter.
  2. Combine the turbinado sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle the mixture over the biscuits.
  3. Bake 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown. Place the pan on a wire rack, and cool 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Bon Appetit.

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Recipe revised and updated June 2020.

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    9 Comments on “Cinnamon Sugar Biscuits”

  1. They look yummy. We call them cinnamon scones in Australia.

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  3. Jennifer, these are wonderful! I made these pretty much as your recipe said. Anyone who knows me knows I can’t simply follow directions, so the simple change I made was that once these were ready for the final kneading, I sprinkled the dough with about 1/2 TBSP Indonesian cinnamon and lightly kneaded it into the dough. My hubby says te definitely are a “keeper”

  4. This looks so good! This biscuit recipe looks like it would be tasty without the cinnamon sugar too! 

  5. Thanks for sharing! Do they keep long?

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