The Best Pull Apart Christmas Tree Appetizer

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 cans of crescent rolls

  8 in each can for a total of 16
• 4 string cheese mozzarella sticks cut into 32 pieces
• 3 Tablespoons basil pesto
• 2 Tablespoons melted butter
• 1 Tablespoon fresh parsley

  minced
• 1 Tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
• 1 egg white
• 1 teaspoon water

Instructions

• 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 Line a long rectangle cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• 3 Cut each piece of string cheese into eight pieces (for a total of 32).
• 4 Roll out the crescent rolls on a cutting board and cut along the dotted lines.
• 5 Cut each crescent roll in half.
• 6 Spoon a teaspoon of pesto sauce on the larger end of the crescent roll.
• 7 Place a small piece of string mozzarella cheese on the pesto sauce and roll up
  the crescent roll.
• 8 Create the shape of a tree, starting with the tree trunk. Add two rows of two
  for the trunk. Then start with a row of seven and work up, using one less
  crescent roll for each row.
• 9 Add one egg white and a teaspoon of water to a small bowl and beat.
• 10 Brush egg wash over the top of the Christmas tree and bake for 20-35 minutes or
  until the crescent rolls are golden brown.
• 11 Melt the butter in a small bowl and add the parmesan cheese and parsley and mix.
• 12 Brush the butter mixture over the Christmas tree and serve.

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