Easy Cherry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
• 1/4 cup maraschino cherry, well drained and chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons milk

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375 degrees. grease cookie sheet with shortening. in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. stir in almond extract, almonds and cherries; set aside.
• 2 unroll dough onto cookie sheet: press into 13 x 7 inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal. spoon cream cheese misture lengthwise down center of 1/3 of rectangle.
• 3 on each long side of dough rectangle, make cuts 1 inch apart to edge of filling. fold opposite strips of dough over filling and cross in center to form a braided appearnace; seal ends.
• 4 bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• 5 in a small bowl, mix powdered sugar and milk until smooth; drizzle over coffee cake. if desired, garnish with additional sliced almonds and cherries. store in refrigerator.