Best Crescent Cheese Sticks Recipes

CHEESY CRESCENT STICKS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In small bowl, mix cheese, parsley, garlic powder, paprika and butter.
• If using crescent rolls: Unroll dough; separate into 2 rectangles, about 7x6 inches each. Press perforations to seal. If using dough sheet: Unroll dough; cut into 2 rectangles, about 7x6-inches each.
• Spoon cheese mixture over 1 dough rectangle. Top with remaining dough rectangle; press edges to seal. Cut into 6 strips. Twist strips; place on ungreased cookie sheet. Brush tops of strips lightly with egg white; sprinkle with sesame seed.
• Bake 9 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

EASY BAKED MOZZARELLA STICKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Unroll crescent roll dough on work surface and separate into 4 rectangles, pressing perforations together to seal. Cut each rectangle into 2 smaller rectangles. Place 1 slice of mozzarella cheese on each; roll up tightly and press edges together to seal. Arrange seam side-down on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 11 to 13 minutes.
• Warm pizza sauce in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, about 5 minutes. Use warmed sauce as a dipping sauce for mozzarella sticks.

GARLIC-CHEESE CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Separate crescent dough into eight triangles. Roll up from the wide end and place point side down 2 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Curve ends to form a crescent., Combine butter, garlic powder and oregano; brush over rolls. Sprinkle with cheese. , Bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Serve warm.

THREE-CHEESE CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Make the Basic Dinner-Roll Dough, using the Parmesan as the mix-in. Let rise as directed.
• Lightly coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide in half. Roll or stretch each half into a 12-inch round, about 1/4 inch thick. Brush each round with some of the beaten egg and sprinkle with the Havarti and Cheddar, leaving a 1-inch border. Lightly press on the cheese to ensure it sticks.
• Cut each round into 12 wedges with a pizza cutter or chef's knife. Starting from the wide ends, roll up each wedge. Place the rolls on the prepared baking sheets, bending the ends slightly to create a crescent. Loosely cover with plastic wrap; let stand until puffy, about 45 minutes.
• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 375 degrees F. Combine the sesame seeds, poppy seeds and salt in a small bowl. Brush the crescents with the remaining beaten egg and sprinkle with the seed mixture. Bake, switching and rotating the baking sheets halfway through, until the rolls are golden brown, about 25 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
• Warm the milk and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan or in the microwave until very warm (110 degrees F). Transfer to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook; mix in the sugar, yeast and 1 cup flour until combined but still lumpy. Let stand until the mixture is very bubbly, about 30 minutes.
• Add the butter, salt and 2 cups flour; mix on medium speed until smooth and elastic, 2 to 3 minutes. Mix in the eggs until combined, scraping the bottom and side of the bowl as needed. Add 1 1/4 cups flour and the mix-ins, if using; mix until the dough is smooth and starts to gather into a loose ball, about 4 minutes. The dough should be slightly sticky; if it's too wet, add the remaining 1/4 cup flour.
• Lightly oil a large bowl; scrape the dough into the bowl and turn to coat with the oil. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside in a warm place until doubled in size, about 2 hours.

~ CRESCENT CHEESE STICKS ~

Steps:

• 1. Make sure your cheese is good and froze or will leak. Preheat oven to 400 degree F. Unroll crescents and I cut each in half to make small rolls, or can leave each crescent whole to fit the whole stick. Up to you. Roll out just a bit with a rolling pin and place cheese in center, wrap dough around cheese and make sure ends are completely secured.
• 2. Melt butter and add desired amount of Italian seasoning and garlic salt, blend well and with a pastry brush, brush each stick with butter. Place on a greased sheet pan and bake for 10 - 15 min or until golden and cheese is melted.
• 3. Serve with favorite marinara. Enjoy!