Strawberry-Cream Cheese Pastries

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Prep Time:

20 Min

Total Time:

50 Min

Makes:

8 pastries

INGREDIENTS:
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon lemon juice
8 rolls Betty Crocker® Fruit Roll-Ups® strawberry chewy fruit snack (from 5-oz box)
2 cans (8 oz each) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls or 2 cans (8 oz each) Pillsbury® Crescent Recipe Creations® refrigerated seamless dough sheet
1 tablespoon milk
2 tablespoons sugar

DIRECTIONS:

* Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Beat in cream, cinnamon, lemon peel and lemon juice.
* Remove fruit snack rolls from wrappers; fold each in half lengthwise.
* If using crescent rolls: Unroll both cans of dough; separate into 8 rectangles, firmly pressing perforations to seal. If using dough sheets: Unroll both cans of dough; cut into a total of 8 rectangles.
* Place 1 folded fruit roll lengthwise down center of each dough rectangle. Spoon 2 rounded tablespoons cream cheese mixture onto one half of each fruit snack roll; spread slightly. Fold dough rectangle in half crosswise. Place on ungreased cookie sheet; press edges with fork to seal. Brush tops with milk; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar. With sharp knife, cut 3 diagonal slits in top of each square.
* Bake 13 to 18 minutes or until deep golden brown. Cool on cookie sheet 10 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.