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Preheat oven to 350AF.
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Sift and add all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt into a bowl.
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Cut cold butter into small cubes and add to the dry ingredients.
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With a spatula or dough cutter (or even with a fork) cut butter into small pieces until pea size.
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When butter is cut and mixed with flour, add cold milk.
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You're going to roll the dough into small balls, so add more milk or flour if you'd like.
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Mix well until all ingredients for the dough are combined.
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Set the dough to a side, combine cinnamon, granulated sugar, brown sugar in another bowl.
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Stir it well so cinnamon is evenly distributed.
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Roll the dough into small balls using your hands, coat the balls with cinnamon-sugar mixture.
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Place the coated balls in a buttered pie pan (or really, any flat pan).
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Bake for 25 minutes.
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Your cinnamon balls should be golden brown and crispy.
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If not, bake for couple minutes more.
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Take them out of oven and set aside to let them cool.
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While they are cooling, we'll make the frosting.
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(But if you prefer to drizzle when the cinnamon balls are hot, make the frosting while baking).
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Cooling makes the balls to keep crispness even after frosting.
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Combine softened cream cheese, lemon juice, sugar, milk, and maple syrup(optional) in a bowl.
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Mix well and check the consistency.
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You can use an electric hand mixer.
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But I just used a spatula.
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You can add more milk or cream cheese for your preferred consistency.
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Drizzle it over the cinnamon balls.
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(Secret) you can roll the balls and coat them with remained cinnamon coating mixture before frosting is dried!
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Extra sugary and yummy!
