Ingredients
Scale
Danish
- 2 tubes of crescent roll dough or rounds
- 8-ounce block of cream cheese, softened
- 1 tbsp. of sour cream
- 1/4 cup of sugar
- 1 tsp. of lemon juice
- 1 tsp. of almond extract
- 1 cup of fruit preserves, optional
Drizzle
- 1 cup of powdered sugar
- 1–2 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line two 8 or 9″ cake pans with parchment paper.
- Stir cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, lemon juice, and almond extract until well-combined.
- Open the tube of crescent dough. Do not unroll.
- Slice the unrolled tube of dough into eight even pieces.
- Carefully place each dough slice in the pan. Using your thumb, make a small indent in the middle of each dough slice.
- Spoon about one teaspoon of filling into each dough slice. Top the filling with a teaspoon or so of the fruit preserves, if desired.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Cool.
- Whisk the powdered sugar and milk together until you get a pourable consistency.
- Drizzle the glaze over the danish. Let the glaze set up before serving.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 12