Easy Cream Cheese Danishes
Recipes Breakfast / Brunch Desserts Kid-friendly Quick and Easy
Description
Your family and guests will feel special when you make these easy danishes. Enjoy them for breakfast or even dessert, if you wish.
Ingredients
2 cans crescent rolls
8 oz. package cream cheese, at room temperature
sugar, for sprinkling
2 T. sugar
1 t. freshly squeezed lemon juice
¾ t. vanilla extract
1 t. sour cream
assorted variety of jams, preserves or pie filling
Icing:
1 c. powdered sugar
1 T. milk
1 T/ softened butter
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Unroll crescent rolls; separate into rectangles of dough using 2 triangles.
Pinch the diagonal cut closed to form one solid sheet of dough. Sprinkle lightly with sugar. Slice crescent roll dough into 1 x 8 inch slices.
Gently lift dough slice; twist opposite ends in opposing directions into a loose rope. Spiral rope around itself to form a loose circle/spiral.
Place on prepared cookie sheet, spacing danishes about 2 inches apart. Press centers with a finger to make a well for the filling. Stretch the sides a bit, if necessary.
In a large bowl, mix together cream cheese, 2 T. sugar, lemon juice, vanilla extract and sour cream. Add 1 T. filling to each roll. Lightly brush dough with melted butter.
Bake 12 - 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
Icing:
While danish are in the oven, make the icing.
In a small bowl, stir together powdered sugar, milk and butter. Use a spoon to drizzle icing over the tops of the danish, or put it in a small zip-top bag and snip the corner for an easy "piping bag."
Remove danish from the oven; cool for 10-15 minutes before icing.
8 servings.