EASY CHEESE DANISH
Ingredients:
2 cans of crescent rolls
1 8oz package of cream cheese at room temp.
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
3/4 tsp vanilla
1 tsp sour cream
Preheat the oven to 350. Place a sheet of parchment paper on cookie sheet or baking
pan.
Open the crescent rolls carefully so as not to tear the dough. Do not
unroll...you will need to leave it in it's
cylindrical shape. Slice the dough into pieces about 1/4 inch
thick (as though you're slicing cookie dough). Place the slices on a cookie
sheet. Now press the center in to make an indentation for the cream cheese
filling.
In a large mixing bowl, mix together the cream cheese,
regular sugar, lemon juice, vanilla and sour cream. Add a dollop of the
mixture to the indentation you made in each circle of dough. I find that about
a tbsp works well, but you can use as little or as much as you like.
Bake for 15 - 20 minutes. While the danish
are baking, you can make a quick royal icing to drizzle over the tops.
Drizzle for top:
1 cup confectioner's sugar
1 tbsp milk
1 tbsp softened butter
Mix together the confectioner's sugar, milk and butter in a small bowl. Use a
spoon to drizzle it over the tops of the danish,
or you can put it into a small zip-top bag and snip of the corner for an easy
"piping bag."
Take the danish out of the
oven and allow them to cool for 10-15 minutes before icing.