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Easy Cheesy Sausage Pinwheels with Crescent Dough

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Make these simple, savory sausage pinwheels using refrigerated crescent dough and cream cheese. They are a crowd-pleasing appetizer perfect for parties or game day.

Ingredients

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  • 1 pound pork sausage (mild or spicy)
  • 2 cans (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent roll dough
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the pork sausage, breaking it up as it cooks, until it is fully browned. Drain off any excess grease.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine the cooked sausage, softened cream cheese, and shredded cheddar cheese. Mix until the ingredients are well combined.
  4. Unroll both packages of crescent roll dough onto a clean surface. Do not separate the triangles; keep the dough in rectangular sheets. Pinch the seams together to form two large rectangles.
  5. Spread the sausage and cheese mixture evenly over the surface of both dough rectangles, leaving a small border along one long edge.
  6. Starting from the long edge opposite the border, tightly roll up each rectangle of dough into a log.
  7. Use a sharp knife to slice each log into 12 equal pinwheels, about 3/4 inch thick. You should have 24 pinwheels total.
  8. Place the pinwheels cut-side up on the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 1 inch between them.
  9. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the dough is golden brown and puffed.
  10. Let the sausage pinwheels cool slightly on the baking sheet before moving them to a wire rack. Serve warm.

Notes

  • You can prepare the logs ahead of time, wrap them tightly in plastic wrap, and chill them for up to 24 hours before slicing and baking.
  • If you prefer a flakier texture, substitute puff pastry for the crescent roll dough. Adjust baking time as needed.
  • For a little extra flavor, add 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder to the sausage mixture.

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