Cranberry Cream Cheese Crescent Bites Recipe
The Cranberry Cream Cheese Crescent Bites Recipe is sweet, flaky, and festive. It blends creamy cheese with tart cranberry sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 can crescent roll dough
- ½ cup cranberry sauce
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg for brushing
- Powdered sugar optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Line the sheet with parchment paper.
- Unroll the crescent dough carefully.
- Cut the dough into small squares.
- Mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla.
- Add a spoon of filling to each square.
- Top with cranberry sauce.
- Fold corners gently and press edges.
- Brush with beaten egg.
- Bake for 12 minutes.
- Cool on a rack for 5 minutes.
- Dust with powdered sugar if desired.
Notes
- Chill the dough before shaping.
- Use full-fat cream cheese.
- Don’t overfill the pastry.
- Seal edges to avoid leaks.
- Serve warm for best taste.
- Add orange zest for flavor.
- Store leftovers in an airtight box.