Apricot Cream Cheese Crescents

It's amazing the delicious things that one can do with some cream cheese and any Pillsbury dough. This is basically apricot preserves and a glob of cream cheese rolled up in a Pillsbury crescent roll. It's delicious just like that. Or you can fancy it up a bit with sugar and spices...

Apricot Cream Cheese Crescents

Ingredients:

apricot preserves (about 1 Tbsp. per crescent)*
cream cheese (about 1 tsp. per crescent)
1/4 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. allspice
1 can/tube large Pillsbury crescent rolls (8)

*strawberry preserves would also rock!

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and allspice.

3. Unroll crescent dough from the package.

4. Spread 1 Tbs. apricot preserves over each triangle.

5. Drop 1 tsp. cream cheese near the large end of each triangle. Don't spread. Just leave it in a glob.

6. Sprinkle the sugar-spice mixture evenly over each triangle.

7. Lightly grease a small baking dish (a pie plate works perfectly).

8. Gently roll each crescent, slightly tucking/pinching the ends closed around the cream cheese. They'll be sticky and gooey from the preserves and sugar - that's ok!

9. Arrange the rolls in the baking dish. Bake approx. 15 min or until golden brown on top. You might see/hear the preserves & cream cheese bubbling... that's ok! Just let it cool for a moment before serving.

It's possible to eat these by hand, but better to have a plate and fork :)