The Best Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients

• ¾ cup whole milk, heated to 110 degrees
• 1 envelope (2¼ teaspoons) instant or rapid-rise yeast
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
• 4¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup cornstarch
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1½ teaspoons salt
• 12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces and softened
• 1½ cups packed light brown sugar (don’t use dark, it will be too heavy a molasses flavor)
• 1½ tablespoons ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
• ¼ to ½ cup whole milk (to thin it out, use more or less, it’s up to you)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 vanilla bean, split (optional)
• 1½ cups confectioners’ sugar
• tiny pinch of salt