chocolate cinnamon crescents

Ingredients

• Servings: 80
• cinnamon sugar:
• 2 cups white sugar
• 8 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• dough:
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 pound margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• glaze:
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups water
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 (16 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips, melted

Recipe

Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). grease 2 baking sheets. whisk together 2 cups sugar and the cinnamon, reserve.
• beat together 1 cup sugar, margarine, eggs, milk, flour, and baking powder in a large bowl to form a dough. divide dough into 10 balls. spread the prepared cinnamon and sugar mixture work surface. use a rolling pin to roll each dough ball out on the cinnamon sugar, forming each into a 14 inch circle. cut each circle into 8 wedges. roll each wedge into a crescent, starting at the wide side and rolling toward the tip. place rolls on prepared baking sheets.
• bake crescents in preheated oven until set and lightly browned, about 20 minutes.
• while crescents are baking, mix together 2 cups sugar, vanilla, 2 cups water, and the cornstarch in a saucepan. bring to a boil, and cook until thick. brush glaze on baked crescent rolls. allow glaze to set for 5 minutes. drizzle melted chocolate over glazed crescents. if desired, serve warm.