Looking through Dorie’s cookbook, I thought these Cinnamon Squares looked quite tasty. It’s rare to see cinnamon get the spotlight in dessert, because usually it is paired with other spices like nutmeg, ginger, or cloves. In this dessert, cinnamon stands out as the dominant flavor. While the cinnamon flavor was dominat, it was still quite tasty. I’ve found taht I like these types of spices paired with chocolate, such as with the Fresh Ginger and Chocolate Gingerbread and the Chocolate Gingerbread Cake. It’s not a common pairing, but it’s one that stands out when it is served.
The hardest part of this recipe was getting the pretty swirl. Mine didn’t come out as pretty as Dorie’s from the book, but you can still see it there. This was an easy but delicious dessert to make. The way it smelled during baking reminded me of Christmas, so I’ll have to keep this dessert in mind this winter! You can visit Tracey’s blog for the recipe, and the TWD blog to see how everyone else’s Cinnamon Squares turned out.
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Dinner & Dessert 
What perfect little squares! I am less-than-shocked that you like cinnamon when it’s paired with chocolate. Kind of like how you like peanut butter with chocolate, cheesecake with chocolate, etc. 🙂
I love your photo of the squares perfectly lined up…I think they look so great! This was a hit with us, too!
Your squares look beautiful! Nicely done!
I love these! I love cinnamon and chocolate too, I can’t wait to make these!
i loved seeing cinnamon front and center! your squares look delish!
Thanks for baking with me this week! I love your photo – all of the little cinnamon squares standing at attention look terrific!
It’s hard to beat chocolate and spice!
yours look great, i love the way the frosting looks on these. Cute picture.
Your Cinnamon Squares look really nice, the frosting looks delish and the cake looks really soft! Cinnamon reminds me of Christmas too and I was thinking of adding nutmeg to the mix but totally forgot about it!
Yum! I haven’t had many desserts pairing cinnamon and chocolate – I should make something!
Your squares look delicious and so cute all lined up! Glad you liked them!
For s split second, when I first opened your blog, I thought those were peanut butter squares.
Obviously I don’t pay attention to titles, because it clearly states *Cinnamon Squares*. I guess I was still thinking about the pb ice cream you made!
That’s a great picture. I agree, the smell of this one baking was amazing.