Chocolate Crescent Twist Recipes

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• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the cornstarch, melted chocolate and vanilla; beat until smooth. Unroll crescent roll dough; separate into triangles., In a small bowl, whisk together eggs, butter and extract. Brush some over dough. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of chocolate mixture at the wide end of each triangle; roll up from the wide end. Place point side down on greased baking sheets; curve ends slightly. Brush with remaining glaze. , Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes or until golden. Remove from pans to cool on wire racks. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.

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• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease and flour 8 x 4- or 7 x 3-inch loaf pan. In small bowl, combine flour and 3 tablespoons sugar. With fork, cut in 1 tablespoon butter until crumbly.Unroll dough to form 12 x 8-inch rectangle firmly press perforations to seal. Sprinkle with 2/3 cup chocolate chips, 1 tablespoon sugar, cinnamon and half of the streusel mixture.Starting at long side of rectangle, roll up pinch edge to seal. Join ends to form ring pinch to seal. Gently twist ring to form figure 8 place in greased and floured pan. Brush with melted butter sprinkle with remaining half of streusel. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon chocolate chips press lightly into dough.Bake at 375°F. for 30 to 40 minutes or until deep golden brown. Cool on wire rack for 20 minutes. Remove from pan. Serve warm.Nutrition Per Serving: Calories 340 Protein 4g Carbohydrate 40g Fat 18g Sodium 330mgFrom "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.