Crescent Roll Christmas Tree

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Crescent Roll Christmas Tree

Crescent Roll Christmas Tree is a festive pull apart appetizer with crescent rolls, Boursin garlic herb cheese, Parmesan, and parsley.

Prep Time20

Cook Time16

Total Time36

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Kristyn Merkley

Equipment

Ingredients

2 (8-ounce) cans refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 count)
1 (5.2-ounce) box Boursin garlic & herb cream cheese
1 egg
1 tablespoon water
grated parmesan cheese
fresh parsley, chopped

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a large cookie sheet or jelly roll pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
Separate dough into 16 triangles. Using a pizza cutter, cut each triangle in half lengthwise to make 32 skinny triangles.
Add a heaping ½ teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture to the largest side of each triangle.
Roll up each crescent roll, starting at the large side and rolling up towards the pointy end.
Place each roll on the prepared sheet to make a tree shape starting with one roll at the top, adding a second row with 2 rolls, a third row with 3 rolls, and so forth until you have 7 rows. Use the remaining rolls to create a square trunk.
Before baking, make an egg wash by whisking the egg and water and brushing over the rolls. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.
Bake for 16-18 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with chopped, fresh parsley.

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Notes

Recipe Tips.

Use a pizza cutter to slice the crescent triangles in half lengthwise quickly and evenly.
Add just a heaping ½ teaspoon of Boursin to each roll so the filling does not spill out too much.
Arrange the rolls close together in a tree shape so they bake into a pull-apart appetizer.
Brush the egg wash lightly over the tops before adding Parmesan for the best golden finish.
Use the parchment paper to transfer the tree from the baking sheet to a festive tray or board and gently slide the tree off the paper.
Make-ahead tip: assemble the rolls in the tree shape earlier in the day, cover and refrigerate, then brush with egg wash and bake before serving.

Make small trees. Cut the recipe in half or make two smaller trees. Arrange in the shape of a Christmas tree as follows- use 1 dough roll for the trunk then rows of 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 rolled ball on top.

Make ahead of time. Assemble, cover it with plastic wrap, and store it in the refrigerator for up to 2 hours before baking and serving warm.

Store. Cover the whole tree with plastic wrap or pull it apart and place the rolls in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for 3 days or freeze for up to 2 months. Thaw in if needed and reheat in a preheated 300°F oven for about 10 minutes.

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