One of the cinnamon-roll recipes I tried ended up being from Ree Drummond. Paige Bennett

Imagine sweet, cinnamon sugar swirled into pillowy-soft dough, all dripping in glistening icing — is your mouth watering yet?

When that craving for cinnamon rolls kicks in, you could certainly grab a can from the grocery store — but there's nothing better than gooey, homemade ones filling your whole house with comforting smells.

In search of the ultimate cinnamon roll, I tested recipes from famous chefs Alton Brown, Ree Drummond , and Sandra Lee to see who has the best one.

Read on to see how each recipe turned out, and which was my favorite.

Brown's recipe calls for fairly simple pantry staples

The ingredients for Alton Brown's cinnamon rolls.…