These Crab and Cream Cheese Crescents combine a creamy crab filling with a rich and flaky dough! They make the perfect appetizer and are easy enough for a special after-school snack.
Lay the crescent roll dough out on the counter and pinch the pre-cut seams closed.
Roll out the dough into an even rectangle and cut into 24 smaller squares.
Add the cream cheese, mayo, crab meat, green onions, cayenne pepper and salt to a bowl and mix well.
Distribute the cheese and crab mixture evenly between the crescent roll squares.
Overlap opposite corners of the crescent roll squares over the cheese and crab mixture and pinch closed.
Place them on a cookie sheet or baking stone and bake at 375°F for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
Notes
For a lighter version, substitute low-fat cream cheese and mayonnaise in the filling. But be careful not to overstuff! This helps to avoid the filling leaking out the seams. To prevent the dough from sticking to the rolling pin, lightly flour before rolling out.