PULL-APART CHOCOLATE CHIP CHEESECAKE CRESCENT CHRISTMAS TREE

I discovered this recipe last year, and it was a big hit. It definitely deserves reposting. I love this Crescent (Croissant) Christmas Tree. Recipe from Pillsbury. It's perfect for Christmas Morning or Christmas Eve! It's beautiful and delicious. Of course you can use your own croissant dough, but this recipe using Crescents in a Can, is so quick and easy! Simply roll sweetened cream cheese and chocolate chips inside pieces of Pillsbury crescent dough, and then shape the whole thing into a pull apart Christmas tree and bake. Sprinkle with a little powdered sugar for the finishing touch. 

PULL-APART CHOCOLATE CHIP CHEESECAKE CRESCENT CHRISTMAS TREE

Ingredients

2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count) 

6 oz (from 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened 

1/2 cup powdered sugar 

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

 

Directions

Heat oven to 375°F. Line large cookie sheet with parchment paper. Separate dough into 16 triangles. Use pizza cutter or sharp knife to cut each triangle in half lengthwise to get 32 triangles. 

In medium bowl, mix cream cheese and powdered sugar with spoon until well blended. Spoon a generous teaspoon of the cheese mixture on shortest side of each triangle; add a rounded 1/2 teaspoon chocolate chips. 

Roll up each crescent, starting at shortest side of triangle and rolling to opposite point. Using photo as a guide, place crescents next to each other in tree-shaped pattern on parchment lined cookie sheet, starting with top and working way to bottom trunk. 

Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until deep golden brown. Sprinkle with additional powdered sugar, if desired. 

Tips:

Line your pan with parchment paper to catch any filling that may spill out of crescents while baking. 

Use a pizza cutter to cut crescent dough. 

Use a fine-mesh sieve to sprinkle crescent tree with additional powdered sugar.