Easy Crescent Danish Rolls Recipe

Serves 8

Ingredients:

  • 1 8-oz pkg cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 8-oz cans Pillsbury Quick Crescent Rolls
  • 4 tsp preserves or jam (of your choice)
    Glaze:
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 or 3 tsp milk

    • Instructions:

    1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
    2. Blend first 3 ingredients until smooth.
    3. Separate crescent dough into 8 rectangles; firmly press perforations together to seal (2 triangles are pressed together to make the 1 rectangle).
    4. Spread about 2 tablespoons of cream cheese mixture on each rectangle.
    5. Starting at longer side, roll up; press edges to seal.
    6. Gently stretch each roll to about 10 inches.
    7. Coil loosely into spirals with seam on inside.
    8. Seal ends.
    9. Make a deep indentation in center of each coiled roll.
    10. Fill with 1/2 teaspoon of preserves/jam.
    11. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 20 to 25 minutes or until deep golden brown.
    12. Blend glaze ingredients.
    13. Drizzle over warm rolls.