Raspberry Palmier Shortcakes

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (8 ounce) can pillsbury refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted or 2 tablespoons margarine, melted, divided
• 2 tablespoons raspberry preserves, melted
• coarse sugar
• 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons whipping cream
• 1/4 cup raspberry preserves
• 1 cup fresh raspberry
• mint leaf, if desired

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 line a cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
• 3 separate or cut dough into 4 (4x7-inch) rectangles; if using crescent roll dough, firmly press perforations to seal.
• 4 sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the granulated sugar on cutting board.
• 5 place 2 dough rectangles on sugar; press lightly.
• 6 brush tops of dough with about 1 tablespoon of the melted butter and about 1 tablespoon of the melted raspberry preserves; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon granulated sugar.
• 7 place one rectangle on top of another; tightly roll both short sides of rectangle at the same time so they meet in the middle.
• 8 refrigerate rolls for 20 minutes for easier cutting.
• 9 repeat step 2.
• 10 using a thin serrated knife, cut each roll into 10 slices.
• 11 place cut side down 2 inches apart on parchment-lined cookie sheet. sprinkle with coarse sugar.
• 12 press each slightly to flatten.
• 13 bake 10 to 13 minutes or until golden brown.
• 14 cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.
• 15 cool completely.
• 16 in medium bowl, beat cream cheese and 2 tablespoons granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• 17 slowly add whipping cream.
• 18 increase mixer speed to high; beat until light and fluffy.
• 19 on serving plate, top 1 palmier with about 1 tablespoon cream cheese filling.
• 20 top with 1 teaspoon raspberry preserves and 3 fresh berries.
• 21 place another palmier on top and press slightly.
• 22 sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.