CANDY CANE CHEESE DANISH RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Line large cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper; spray generously with cooking spray. Unroll dough; separate into 8 triangles. Cut each triangle in half lengthwise. On cookie sheet, place crescent triangles lengthwise in long row, pointing same direction, with edges overlapping slightly on cookie sheet. Press overlapping edges together to help seal, but leave triangle points free.
• In small bowl, beat cream cheese and 2 tablespoons of the granulated sugar with spoon until well blended. Spread cream cheese mixture in 2 1/2-inch wide strip lengthwise on widest part of dough, leaving 1/2-inch edge. In small bowl, toss raspberries and preserves; place on top of cream cheese layer.
• Fold over tips of dough to enclose filling; pinch ends of dough on edge to attach. Gently picking up top end of dough, curve one end of strip to form top of cane. Brush dough with melted butter; sprinkle remaining 1 teaspoon granulated sugar over top.
• Bake 16 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes on cookie sheet. Use spatula to carefully help slide Danish from parchment to serving platter, loosening edges with spatula first, if needed. In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of the milk until well blended. If too thick to drizzle, add additional drops of milk. Drizzle with fork over top. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Line large cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper; spray with cooking spray.
• In small bowl, beat cream cheese and granulated sugar with spoon until well blended.
• For crescent rolls, unroll dough; separate into 4 rectangles. Pinch seams together. If using dough sheet, unroll dough; cut into four (6x4-inch rectangles). Place dough rectangles onto cookie sheet, short side closest to you, spacing them apart.
• Spread 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture onto left long side of dough, in a 2-inch-wide strip. Spread heaping 2 tablespoons of pie filling on top of cream cheese mixture; repeat for remaining dough, cream cheese mixture and pie filling.
• Make six (1-inch) cuts on right side (with no filling); carefully fold over dough strips to enclose filling. Tuck ends of dough underneath bottom edge to attach. Gently pick up top end of dough, and curve one end to form top of candy cane; repeat.
• Bake 13 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and 1/2 teaspoon milk until well blended. If necessary, add additional drops of milk until thin enough to drizzle; drizzle onto crescents.
• Use spatula to carefully transfer crescents from parchment to serving platter, loosening edges with spatula first, if needed.