Chocolate Croissant Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp Almond extract
  • 2 tbsp Granulated sugar
  • 6 Hershey's (1.55-ounce hershey's milk chocolate bars, regular size
  • 1/8 tsp Salt
  • 3 Tablespoonswhite sanding sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract

• Dairy

  • 8 tbsp Butter, unsalted
  • 4 oz Cream cheese

Found on spicysouthernkitchen.com

Ingredients

• 1 cup (5 ounces) all-purpose flour
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon almond extract (optional)
• 6 (1.55-ounce) Hersheys milk chocolate bars (the regular size)
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 3 tablespoonswhite sanding sugar(or granulated sugar)

Directions

• Using an electric mixer with a paddle attachment, beat butter, cream cheese, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Add vanilla and beat until mixed in.
• Add the salt to the flour and then add the flour to the butter mixture in 2 additions, stopping to scrape down the sides of bowl. Beat just until the flour is incorporated into the mixture.
• Place dough on a piece of plastic wrap, shape into a disk about 6 inches in diameter, wrap fully, and refrigerate for 1 to 24 hours.
• Place oven racks in upper-middle and lower-middle positions and heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Break 5 of the chocolate bars apart at the seams so you have a total of 20 pieces.
• Roll dough on a lightly floured surface into a 20 by 8-inch rectangle. Cut dough into twenty 2 by 4-inch rectangles.
• Place a piece of chocolate crosswise across each piece of dough. Chocolate should overhang the edges some. Fold dough around chocolate and place on prepared baking sheets seam side down.
• Brush tops with egg and sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until golden brown, switching and rotating baking sheets halfway through. Let cookies cool 5 minutes and then remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• Break remaining chocolate bar into pieces, place in a microwave-safe bowl, and microwave on 50% power for about 1 minute. Stir and drizzle on cookies.