Cinnamon Cream Cheese Squares

Sweet Diva's Note:

A want-to-try recipe from Best of Country Cooking.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 36

Yield: 3.0 dozen

• 2 (8 ounce) tubes refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Unroll one tube of dough and place in a lightly greased 13 x 9 x 2inch baking pan.
2. Seal seams and perforations; set aside.
3. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, 1 cup of sugar and vanilla until smooth.
4. Spread over dough.
5. Unroll remaining tube of dough and place over cream cheese mixture, stretching to fit.
6. Brush butter evenly over top; sprinkle with cinnamon and remaining sugar. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until done.
7. Cool; cut into squares.
8. Yield: about 3 dozen.

Reviews

[Chef #604714]

Made this last weekend. I used about half the sugar however, and not as much butter on top (just lightly sprinked top with cinnamon sugar). They were still plenty sweet.

[Marguerite214]

I have been making these for a few years, but I call them "cheese danish"! They are so good! I am always asked for the recipe! I use a 1/2 cup of butter on mine.

[Mandy ny]

I made these about 1 year ago! Loved them. The hubby said they are out of this world! I thought they were very tasty!