Activate the yeast

• Warm the milk and pour it into a bowl.
• Stir in the brown sugar and the yeast.
• Let it sit until foamy.

Make the dough

• Whisk in the eggs and vanilla extract.
• Add the flour and salt and mix into a dough.
• Knead in the softened butter until smooth, then knead in the chocolate chips.

Let the dough rise

• Cover the bowl and leave the dough to double in size.

Prepare the cookie dough filling

• Beat the softened butter with the brown sugar and granulated sugar.
• Mix in the vanilla extract and milk.
• Stir in the flour, salt and chocolate chips to get a soft cookie dough.

Roll out and fill

• Roll the risen dough into a large rectangle.
• Spread the cookie dough filling evenly over the surface.

Shape the rolls

• Roll the dough up tightly from the long side.
• Cut into even slices and place them in a baking dish.

Second rise

• Cover and let the rolls puff up.

Bake

• Bake the rolls at 180 °C until golden.

Make the cream cheese icing

• Beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth.
• Add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract and beat until creamy.

Ice and serve

• Spread the icing over the warm rolls.
• Sprinkle chocolate chips on top.