Chocolate Cream Cheese Crescents

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 2 teaspoons kahlua or 2 teaspoons strong cuban coffee
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup finely chopped macadamia nuts or 1/4 cup finely chopped almonds
• 1 (8 ounce) can pillsbury refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips
• 1/8 teaspoon vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 teaspoon vegetable shortening

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 lightly butter baking sheet.
• 3 in small bowl, combine powdered sugar, cream cheese, kahlua or coffee and vanilla.
• 4 melt chocolate chips in small bowl over saucepan with 1/4 teaspoon vegetable oil, until smooth.
• 5 add to cream cheese mixture and blend well.
• 6 stir in nuts.
• 7 separate dough into 8 triangles.
• 8 spoon 1 heaping tablespoon cream cheese mixture onto the shortest side of each triangle.
• 9 loosley roll up; starting at shortest side and rolling to opposite point.
• 10 place point side down on buttered cookie sheet; curve into a crescent shape.
• 11 bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
• 12 cool 5 minutes.
• 13 glaze:.
• 14 meanwhile, in a small bowl over low heat, melt glaze ingredients; stir until smooth.
• 15 drizzle over warm rolls.
• 16 serve warm or cool.
• 17 store in refrigerator.