Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Rolls

Last night, I wanted dessert.  I was making pizza dough away, so I decided to try making cinnamon rolls out of the extra dough.  I knew that cinnamon-sugar dessert pizza always turned out wonderful, so why not try it?

When my husband looked at these, he was skeptical on how they would taste.  He said he did not know how cinnamon and chocolate would taste together.  After he ate one, he apologized for being skeptical because they were "really good" and he also told me I had to make these for the next bake sale... :) So, from his reaction I'm sure this recipe is a keeper!  I think we both could have finished the pan, but we saved some for tonight's dessert!

Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients
1 recipe pizza dough
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 Tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 recipe glaze (vanilla or chocolate)

Directions

1. Stretch or roll dough out into a rectangular shape about 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick. 
2. Spread melted butter across dough.
3. Mix cinnamon and both kinds of sugar and sprinkle it all over the dough.
4. Sprinkle chocolate chips all over.
5. Roll the dough up using the long end.
6. Cut rolls about 1 - 1 1/2 inches thick, depending on how large you want your rolls, and place them in a buttered pan.  Make sure the rolls do not touch.  You will need 2 round pans or a 9x13 pan.
7. Let rise for about 30 minutes to 1 hour.
8. Bake at 375 degrees until golden brown.
9. Pour glaze on top as soon as you remove from the oven.

Notes
Depending on how large you cut the rolls, you will make approx. 10 to 12 rolls.

You can also use 1/2 recipe of yeast rolls or frozen bread dough instead of pizza dough.

For the pizza dough recipe, click HERE

For the chocolate glaze recipe, click HERE

For the vanilla glaze recipe, click HERE

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How much does it cost?

1 recipe pizza dough = $.94
1 cup sugar = $.25
1 cup brown sugar = $.43
2 teaspoons cinnamon = $.04
2 Tablespoons butter = $.13
1/2 cup chocolate chips = $.75
1 recipe glaze = $1.13

This recipe costs $3.67 to make. 

I know these are more expensive than the average cinnamon roll, but, boy, were they good and well worth the extra cost!