Cheese Danish

Cheese Danish

16 oz cream cheese softened

½ tsp vanilla

1 egg beaten

½ cup sugar

½ jam or pie filling

2 packages of refrigerated crescent roll dough

4 oz sliced almonds (optional)

Preheat oven to 350.  Mix cream cheese, vanilla, and sugar in a bowl. Unroll 1 can crescent roll dough on cookie sheet sealing perforations. Spread cream cheese filling on dough, leaving ¼ inch edges. Top with jam/ filling.  Unroll second can of dough and lay on first layer. Seal edges with a fork. Brush with beaten egg.  Sprinkle with sliced almonds and bake for 30 minutes.  Allow to cool slightly before cutting.

Spiced Nuts

This is a wonderful treat for anytime but especially good  to package as gifts for the holidays.

1/4 cup water
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1 pound walnuts (well any nuts  really)

In large skillet put water, sugar and spices. Allow to boil and thicken. Put in walnuts and  coat them well.
Spread out on flat surface, separate and let them cool.  Store in tightly sealed container.