I know I’ve mentioned on here before that we are a cold cereal for breakfast kind of family, but today I decided to bend my own rules. I can cook breakfast if I want! No one can stop me! Let them try! I’ll just…I’ll just…I’ll go back to bed and snuggle in under the warm covers, that’s what I’ll do!
Sadly, no one tried to stop me from making breakfast this morning. I really could have used the extra sleep, darn it.
Ah, well. These cinnamon squares woke me right up. They’re full of sugar, you know. In fact, the more I think about it, these probably aren’t even breakfast food. When I came across the recipe I thought “ooh, these will be just like cinnamon rolls, minus all the work!” Well, looking back over the recipe, I’m pretty sure these are supposed to be served for dessert. Whoops!
These really tasted like a brownie made with cinnamon instead of chocolate. They were darn good, is what I’m saying.
These were quick to come together, forming a crumbly dough that you press into a cookie sheet. I love simple recipes like these.
I pressed the dough into the pan with my finger tips and then smoothed it out with the back of spoon. Brush the dough with egg whites and sprinkle with some chopped nuts. It doesn’t get simpler than that.
You bake these for about 20 minutes, let them cool, and then enjoy your breakfast. Okay, okay. You can serve these for dessert if you insist. My kids were pretty happy with me this morning, though.
Cinnamon Squares
Recipe adapted from Betty Crocker
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg, seperated
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts (I used pecans)
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 15×10x1 -inch pan. Beat together sugar, butter, and egg yolk until creamy. Mix in flour and cinnamon. Press dough in pan. Beat egg white and water together until frothy and brush over the top of the dough. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake for 18-23 minutes or until light brown. Cut into squares immediately. Cool in pan on wire rack for 30 minutes.
| Tags: baking, breakfast, desserts 16 comments »
January 5th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
drool is pooling on my keyboard…
January 5th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
That looks really yummy but seems like more of a snack/dessert than breakfast to me. As soon as Worm wakes up from her nap we are going to be making it.
January 5th, 2010 at 10:36 pm
I love dessert for breakfast – and I’m sure I’d love these!!
January 5th, 2010 at 11:15 pm
Darn…and here I was ready to swear off all sweet things for at LEAST a week (I just made your chocolate peanut butter no bake bars and inhaled them way too fast!)
Dessert or breakfast…these look perfect!
January 6th, 2010 at 1:06 am
I made these earlier today and I think a layer of cream cheese icing between the bar and pecans would up the yum factor even more.
January 6th, 2010 at 6:49 am
as someone who’ll take cinnamon over chocolate any day (it’s true, believe it), your description of these excites me very much. aside from the unbeatable cinnamon roll, this is perhaps the best breakfast idea ever.
January 6th, 2010 at 8:12 am
I would totally make those for breakfast……Actually, as I am sitting here, and the baker in my mind is doing a happy dance and screaming at me about the need to put a glaze on them. Perhaps make them even more breakfast like with a simple powdered sugar glaze?! NOM NOM….
January 6th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Yuuuum! What a great breakfast recipe and it really looks easy!
Although I could see this as a great dessert too…paired with some vanilla ice cream……
January 6th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Right up my alley! Already copied it too. I don’t like things quite this sweet for breakfast…brunch maybe, but definitely dessert. With caramel ice cream.
January 6th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
like cinnamon brownies??? I’m sold! definitely saving this recipe!
January 6th, 2010 at 8:18 pm
Wow, how awesomely easy looking! I’m sure my co-workers would love this for breakfast at 7am!
Do they still taste good the next morning if you make them the night before? Or do they get hard?
January 6th, 2010 at 8:58 pm
Niki,
I’m ashamed to say I don’t know the answer to that. We ate them all. I’d imagine if you kept them covered they’d be just fine. The texture was just like a brownie, so I think they’ll keep fine.
Karly
January 7th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
I can almost taste it, looks so delicious! And I could eat this any time of the day!
January 8th, 2010 at 1:06 am
these look so good! are they crumbly like a shortbread or chewy?
February 4th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
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February 8th, 2010 at 6:13 pm
Oh yum. They look so awesome. I seriously have to learn how to bake.