Easy Cheese Danish

Total Time:Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Carole Sepstead

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Oct. 22, 2022

These cream cheese pastries are baked to flaky perfection and made to shine with a simple egg wash gloss. They taste just as decadent as any breakfast sensation you’d find in a bakery or coffee shop.—Carole Sepstead, Grafton, Wisconsin

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Easy Cheese Danish

Yield:1-1/2 dozen
Prep:15 min
Cook:10 min

Ingredients

  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 package (17.3 ounces) frozen puff pastry, thawed
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon water
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Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. Add egg yolks, lemon zest, vanilla and salt; beat on low speed until blended.
  2. On a lightly floured surface, roll out each sheet of puff pastry into a 12-in. square. Cut each into nine squares. Spoon 2-1/2 teaspoons of cheese mixture into the center of each square.
  3. Whisk egg and water; lightly brush over edges. Bring two opposite corners of pastry over filling; pinch to seal. Place on a greased baking sheet; brush with remaining egg mixture. Bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes.
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