Gingerbread Crescents

Prep 20 min
Total 35 min
Servings 16

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Warm gingerbread flavours and a sweet glaze create a festive treat that will have drop-in guests convinced you’ve been baking for hours! ...MORE + LESS -

Ingredients

4 oz (113 g) cream cheese, softened

2 tbsp (30 mL) granulated sugar

1 tbsp (15 mL) fancy molasses

1 tsp (5 mL) cinnamon

1 tsp (5 mL) ground ginger

1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground nutmeg

2 cans (each 235 g) Pillsbury™ Crescent Rolls

1/2 cup (125 mL) icing sugar

1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon juice

Steps

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Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
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In bowl, mix together cream cheese, sugar, molasses, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
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Separate crescent dough into 16 triangles and spread each one with thin layer of cream cheese mixture. Starting at long end, roll up each triangle, bending slightly at edges to form crescent shape. Place on prepared baking sheet, 2 inches (5 cm) apart. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool for 10 minutes.
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In small bowl, whisk icing sugar with lemon juice; drizzle lightly over warm crescents. Serve warm or at room temperature.