It’s almost impossible to resist these buttery, cheesy garlic rolls! Inspired by the amazing John’s Garlic Rolls from John’s Pizzeria in New York City, think of these as savory, cheesy, garlicy versions of a cinnamon roll, made with a pizza crust style dough. If you love garlic bread, do yourself a favor and put these Cheesy Garlic Rolls on your menu as soon as possible!

John’s Of Times Square

Every time we visit New York City we make at least one, and usually (many) more, stop at John’s Pizzeria. We cannot get enough of their food – mainly John’s Garlic Rolls and the pizza!

Pardon the photo quality, like many NYC restaurants, it’s DARK inside John’s.

$A plate of garlic rolls and marinara sauce from John\'s NYC$

$An original garlic roll from John\'s NYC$

Located in Times Square, John’s is located just steps from The St. James (Frozen), Majestic (Phantom), Shubert, Broadhurst and Hayes Theatres.

One of the cool things about John’s is that they have two pizza dough kitchen stations located right in the center of the seating area. Those stations make pizzas and garlic rolls, and not much else.

With a front row seat to the action, I realized that John’s Garlic Rolls are basically made the same way cinnamon rolls are.

$A photo of a pizza oven at John\'s NYC$

$Two pizza chefs from John\'s NYC$

So obviously I had to recreate them at home. Phoenix to NYC is a bit of a haul for dinner.

Cheese Stuffed Garlic Rolls

While one typically thinks of garlic rolls as a side dish, I’m quite content with these, paired with marinara sauce, as my main attraction. Pair it with a salad and a few meatballs or Breaded Chicken Parmesan and I am one happy girl.

Ingredients At A Glance
Full printable recipe below

Flour
Butter
Olive Oil
Water
Yeast
Garlic Powder (or fresh garlic)
Parsley
Salt
Sugar
Mozzarella

Instructions At A Glance
Full printable recipe below

Combine flour, yeast from packet, salt and sugar in a large glass bowl. Stir warm water and olive oil into the flour mixture. Stir together until a soft dough starts to form.
Knead dough, then cover and let rest for ten minutes.
On a floured surface, roll out dough, brush with butter the add toppings.
Roll up dough tightly, cut into rolls, then place in pan and bake.

All in all these are a pretty great copycat of John’s Garlic Rolls. While they may lack the excitement of Times Square and the Theatre District, they more than delivery on taste!

$Several images of John\'s NYC garlic rolls$

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