The Best 4 Ingredient Crescent Dough Holiday Appetizer

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: ham

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while ham is often less expensive.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Cut the bacon into small pieces for easier cooking.

Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat for about 7 to 8 minutes, stirring every few minutes until crispy.

Transfer the cooked bacon into a bowl lined with paper towel to absorb excess grease.

Add the hot bacon to a bowl with the cream cheese to help soften it further.

Chop about 1/4 to 1/3 cup of chives and add to the bowl with the cream cheese and bacon.

Add salt and pepper to the mixture, and optionally hot sauce if desired.

Mix the cream cheese, bacon, and chives together using a wooden spoon or a stand mixer until well combined and easy to spread.

Place parchment paper on the countertop to prevent sticking, then roll out the crescent dough.

Seal the perforations in the crescent dough with your fingers.

Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the crescent dough using a spatula.

Roll the dough tightly from one end to the other, pinching to seal as you go.

Trim the ends of the rolled dough if desired, then slice into pinwheels.

Place the pinwheels on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

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