Name
King Cake Bites
The Cookery's King Cake Bites
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Time:
23 minutes
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Servings:
32 bites
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Difficulty:
Easy
Ingredients
Bites
- 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
- 1 tbsp. raspberry, strawberry or fig preserves
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 2 - 8-oz. cans crescent dinner rolls, refrigerated
Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp. milk
- Yellow, green and purple sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Beat cream cheese, preserves, 1 cup powdered sugar and lemon juice with mixer until well blended.
- Separate dough into 8 rectangles; seal seams. Sprinkle each rectangle with approximately 1/4 tsp. cinnamon.
- Spread cream cheese mixture down the middle of each rectangle. Fold each rectangle lengthwise into thirds to enclose filling (bring long edges up to cover cream cheese); cut each into 4 squares.
- Place seam side down on baking sheet. Bake 13-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly.
- Mix together remaining 1 cup powdered sugar and milk. Spread on top of King Cake Bites and sprinkle with colored sugars.
Special thanks to The Cookery Project for this recipe!