Cinco de Mayo Sopapilla Bars

# Needed Ingredients:

01 - 2 cans (8 oz each) refrigerated crescent roll dough

02 - 16 oz (450 g) cream cheese, softened

03 - 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar

04 - 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract

05 - ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, melted

06 - 1/3 cup (65 g) granulated sugar

07 - 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon

01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch (23x33 cm) baking pan.

02 - Unroll one can of crescent dough and press it evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan.

03 - In a medium bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth and fluffy.

04 - Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the dough layer.

05 - Unroll the second can of crescent dough and gently place it over the cream cheese layer, pressing to cover as completely as possible.

06 - Pour the melted butter over the top layer of dough, spreading evenly.

07 - Mix 1/3 cup sugar with cinnamon, then sprinkle generously over the buttered surface.

08 - Bake for 28–32 minutes, or until the top is golden and the center is set.

09 - Remove from oven and let cool for at least 30 minutes before cutting into bars. Serve warm or chilled.

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You only need a handful of everyday ingredients and a few minutes of assembly before the oven does its thing.
The combination of tender crescent dough, whipped cheesecake filling, and crackly cinnamon sugar is honestly more addictive than I anticipated.

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If you rush and slice while piping hot, the filling will ooze out—wait, no matter how tempting it smells.
Letting the cream cheese truly soften avoids tiny lumps in the filling, which makes the texture extra luscious.

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Press the dough seams little by little with your fingers to ensure no filling leaks during baking.
That extra minute of cinnamon-sugar on top is always worth doubling—everyone loves the crunchy finish.