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Easy Cream Cheese Danish

Ingredients 

  • 2 cans crescent rolls
  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon sour cream
  • pie filling or preserves of your choice

Cream Cheese Icing

  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons milk more or less as needed to reach desired consistency

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  • Open the crescent rolls carefully to avoid unrolling or tearing the dough. You'll need to leave it in it's cylindrical shape.
  • Slice the dough into pieces about 1/4 inch thick (slice as if you were slicing cookie dough so they are circle shaped). Place the slices on a cookie sheet and press the center in to make an indentation for the cream cheese filling.
  • In a large mixing bowl, mix together the cream cheese, white sugar, lemon juice, vanilla and sour cream. Add a dollop of the mixture to the indentation you made in each circle of dough.  If you like fruit with your danish, add a small amount to the indented center of the rolls before the cream cheese mixture.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 - 20 minutes.
  • While the danish are baking, Make a glaze to drizzle over top. Mix together the cream cheese, vanilla, confectioner's sugar and milk and in a small bowl. Use a spoon to drizzle it over the tops of the danish.
  • After danishes finish cooking, allow them to cool for 10-15 minutes before icing.
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