A loaf of frozen bread dough makes cinnamon rolls an easy and delicious treat you can bake for any occasion. Spread butter all over the surface of the dough. Roll up the dough so it ends up as a long tube. Roll out the dough on a floured surface to about 1/4" thick (a long oval-shape is good). Sprinkle buttered dough with brown sugar, cinnamon, walnuts and raisins. And now for the grand finale — these cinnamon rolls, which I almost named “The Very Best Cinnamon Rolls of All Time” but then I thought that to be too pretentious so instead, I named them ooey gooey overnight cinnamon rolls but with a secret hidden message that is to say: “these are the very best cinnamon rolls of all time.” The thawed dough is rolled and filled with a combination of brown sugar, cinnamon, finely chopped nuts, and butter.Plan to start this recipe as early as the night before you will be baking the cinnamon rolls. Drizzle about half of the caramel topping over the dough. How to Make Overnight Cinnamon Rolls.