Make cinnamon rolls look like Christmas trees for a fun Christmas morning breakfast treat!

Easy Christmas Tree Cinnamon Rolls

The first time I made these Christmas Tree Cinnamon Rolls, I baked them according to the time suggested on the back of the cinnamon roll can. The baking time was way too long, they were too dark.

So, the second time, I reduced the time and decided to thicken the icing and it was still a bust. The thickened icing covered the zig zag of the cinnamon roll dough so I couldn’t even tell it was a Christmas tree!

By this time I was determined to get these right. So I made them a third time and went easy on the icing drizzle so you can still see the shape of the tree! Success! What a relief.

Sometimes I don’t feel like I’m good enough. I’m certain I could be doing better at most things in my life… especially parenting. The closer Christmas gets, the more I worry whatever I’ve done isn’t enough. To keep me from buying too much for my son, I curb those insufficient feelings by doing special things that make memories for him. I feel like making cinnamon rolls in the shape of Christmas trees is a parenting ‘win!’

If you want to make a special breakfast for Christmas morning, then you should consider making Christmas Pancakes, Mini Cinnamon Roll Waffles, Easy Monkey Bread, or Overnight French Toast Bake, too!

What You’ll Need:

• 1 (5 count) roll Pillsbury Grands! Cinnamon Rolls
• Christmas Sprinkles

How to Make Christmas Tree Cinnamon Rolls

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Unroll each cinnamon roll and shape into a Christmas tree by zig zagging it back and forth, slightly pressing the cinnamon roll dough together, and place onto the parchment paper.
• Bake for 14 minutes. (Do not bake according to the directions on the cinnamon roll can.)
• Warm icing for 10-15 seconds in the microwave and drizzle over the cinnamon rolls. Sprinkle with Christmas sprinkles.

More Christmas Breakfast Ideas:

• Cranberry Orange Muffins
• Grinch Pancakes
• Christmas Pancakes
• Easy Strawberry Cream Cheese Strudel
• Quick Cherry Coffee Cake
• 20 Christmas Breakfast Ideas
• Baked Hashbrowns
• German Pancake
• Mini Cinnamon Roll Waffles
• Easy Monkey Bread
• Tik Tok Cinnamon Rolls
• Overnight French Toast Bake
• Vegetarian Egg Bake
• Crescent Roll Cheese Danish

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Christmas Tree Cinnamon Rolls

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Christmas Tree Cinnamon Rolls, make cinnamon rolls look like Christmas trees for a fun Christmas morning breakfast treat!

Prep Time 20 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 (5 count) roll Pillsbury Grands! Cinnamon Rolls
• Christmas Sprinkles

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Unroll each cinnamon roll and shape into a Christmas tree by zig zagging it back and forth, slightly pressing the cinnamon roll dough together, and place onto the parchment paper.
3. Bake for 14 minutes. (Do not bake according to the directions on the cinnamon roll can.)
4. Warm icing for 10-15 seconds in the microwave and drizzle over the cinnamon rolls. Sprinkle with Christmas sprinkles.