Step 1: Preheat the Oven

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray.

Step 2: Prepare the Dough

On a lightly floured or sugared surface, roll out each crescent roll dough sheet and pinch together the perforated seams.

Use a rolling pin to flatten each sheet into large rectangles.

Step 3: Add Butter and Cinnamon Sugar

Spread a thin layer of softened butter evenly over each sheet.

In a small bowl, mix together the granulated sugar and ground cinnamon. Reserve half of the mixture for topping later.

Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon sugar mixture evenly across the buttered dough sheets.

Step 4: Roll and Slice

Starting from the long edge of each rectangle, roll the dough tightly into a log.

Cut each log in half, then slice each half lengthwise to reveal the layered dough.

Repeat with the remaining dough sheets to create 12 pieces total.

Step 5: Shape the Cruffins

Take each piece of dough and wrap it around your finger or loosely coil it to form a muffin shape, keeping the layered side facing outward.

Place each shaped cruffin into the greased muffin pan.

Step 6: Bake

Bake on the middle oven rack for 18–20 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through, until the cruffins are golden brown and crisp.

Step 7: Finish and Serve

Remove the cruffins from the oven and let them rest in the pan for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

While still warm, sprinkle each cruffin generously with the remaining cinnamon sugar mixture.

Serve warm or at room temperature.