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Cinnamon Cheese Squares

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Sweetened cream cheese baked between two sheets of puff pastry under cinnamon sugar and sliced almonds, cut into squares.

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I use ½ cup sugar and ½ cup Splenda instead of the full cup of sugar.

Cook
35 min
Source
Charlotte Mulder, Kim Topp, Deb Topp

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Ingredients

  • 1 package puff pastry sheets (2 per package)
  • 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup sliced almonds

Directions

  1. Spread 1 puff pastry sheet on the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch pan.
  2. Mix softened cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla until smooth; spread over the crust. Top with the second sheet of puff pastry.
  3. Whip the egg white until slightly foamy and brush on the top crust.
  4. Mix cinnamon, ½ cup sugar, and nuts. Sprinkle on top.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

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