Recipe: Cream Cheese Bars (using refrigerated crescent roll dough)

CREAM CHEESE BARS
Makes 24 (2-inch) squares

1 egg, separated
2 (8 oz.) pkg cream cheese, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
2 (8 oz.) cans refrigerated crescent roll dough
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 tsp. cinnamon

Mix egg yolk, cream cheese, vanilla and 1 cup of sugar.

Stretch 1 package of crescent rolls to fit 9x13-inch pan.

Spread cheese mixture over rolls. Cover with other package of crescent rolls stretched to fit.

Beat egg white until fluffy. Brush on rolls.

Combine remaining 1/2 cup sugar, cinnamon and pecans. Sprinkle on top.

Bake at 350F for 30 minutes, cut into squares.