Homemade You Know What

Guys… we have a situation – A homemade you-frigen-know-what situation…

I have no idea why it’s taken me so long to make a homemade version of my favourite childhood snack… but a couple weeks ago it finally it occurred to me.

First I feel like I should deeply apologize for the fact that it took me so long to come to this revelation… but we’re here now guys. We have homemade dunkaroos, and that can only mean one thing… We goooood. Weed good. We great.

Man I frigen loved dunkaroos…. same???

I think one of the biggest reasons why I had such a love affair with them as a kid, was because my mom absolutely refused to buy dunkaroos for my brothers and I. Yup – straight refuuuused. They were a hard no for her. Didn’t matter how much we begged – we couldn’t crack her.

She was a “healthy-snack” kind of mom. Or a homemade treats only kind of mom. Admirable? Very. As an adult, I can appreciate sooo much more how well she fed us as kids, and I am grateful to her uncompromising dedication to homemade, wholesome meals for us.

Buuuuttt… as a kid – all I wanted was dunkaroos. I needed them. And unfortunately for my mom, I had friends who’s parents didn’t share in her hatred for this tasty store-bought snack. So whenever I went to their houses they would hook me up with the good stuff. I could get my fix of crispy cinnamon biscuits dipped in funfetti frosting and slip happily into a sugary coma.

And not going to lie – I still fantasize about dunkaroos. They will always have a childhood nostalgia that holds a special place in my heart. But you know what’s better than store-bought dunkaroos? Homemade Dunkaroos.

I’m talkin’ crunchy little cinnamon sugary cookies, with cream cheese funfetti frosting… Mmmmkayyyy ya feel? Yup. They happened. And they were everything I hoped they would be.

You need these in your life stat. So, I give you my recipe for Homemade Dunkaroos. You’re welcome.

Happy baking!

KP xoxo

Homemade Dunkaroos

Things you need…

Crunchy Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
2/3 cup butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup dark brown sugar

2 tbsp honey or molasses
2 tsp vanilla
1 egg, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
pinch of nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder

Cinnamon Sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon

Funfetti Cream Cheese Frosting
4oz of cream cheese, at room temperature
1/4 cup butter, at room temperature
2 1/2 cups icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup funfetti or multicoloured sprinkles

How to make…

Crunchy Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
Line a couple baking sheets with parchment paper and preheat your oven to 350F degrees

In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together butter, sugar and honey or mollasses until pale and fluffy, scraping down the sides of the bowl a few times for about 5 minutes. Add the egg & vanilla extract and beat until combined.

In a small bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Add dry ingredients to the bowl of the stand mixer and beat on low until the mixture starts to come together; increase speed to medium and beat until all the flour is worked into the dough.

Scoop your dough balls into about 1-2 tsp balls.

In a small bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar and cinnamon. Roll each cookie dough ball in cinnamon sugar mixture

Place your scooped & sugared dough balls onto your prepared baking sheets leaving about 1 inch between each ball as you go. I used a mini cookie scoop.

Place your cookie sheet (1 at a time) in the oven and bake the cookies for 13-14 minutes. This will make for a crisp cookie – but if you want them softer, you could bake them for 11-12 minutes instead.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before dunking into frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and the cream cheese until well combined and there are no lumps. Slowly add half of your icing sugar and mix on low speed until well combined. Add in vanilla and  mix until combined. Continue to slowly add in remaining icing sugar and mix for 4-5 minutes on high until the icing comes together and is light and fluffy.

If your icing is too stiff, add in a drizzle of milk (no more than 1tbsp at a time). If your icing is too fluid, add in some more icing sugar 1/4 cup at a time until desired consistency is reached.

Once you have your desired frosting consistency, add the sprinkles and use a spatula to distribute them throughout the frosting.

Serve with cookies and enjoy!