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Christmas tree spinach dip breadsticks.
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Christmas Tree Spinach Dip Breadsticks

These Christmas tree breadsticks are the perfect party appetizer for the holidays! They're filled with spinach dip and topped with garlic butter.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Bread
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Christmas
Servings: 14

Ingredients

Breadsticks

  • 12 oz Frozen chopped spinach thawed and squeezed dry
  • 6 oz cream cheese softened
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
  • 1 tube refrigerated pizza crust 13.8 oz

Butter Topping

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or garlic salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a bowl, beat together the spinach and cream cheese. Add garlic, salt, onion powder, chili powder, pepper, Italian seasoning, parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese. Beat until creamy.
  • To make the Christmas tree shape, unroll the pizza crust onto a sheet of parchment paper. Use a pizza cutter to cut it as shown into one larger tree shaped triangle and two smaller triangles. Move the smaller triangles to a second sheet of parchment paper with their straight edges touching to create a second triangle of dough that is the same shape as the first.
    Rolling dough into rectangle, cutting large triangle.
  • Spread the spinach dip across the second triangle you made. Flip the first triangle over on top so you have layers of pizza dough with spinach dip sandwiched between them.
    Spinach dip spread across pizza dough triangle.
  • Now you'll make cuts, leaving about an inch in the center intact. Cut from near the center out to the side on both the left and right every inch or so to create slices.
    Making slices from center to outside edges.
  • Grab each "slice" and twist it upwards. At the top where they are short you'll only twist halfway around. At the bottom where they are longer you can do two or three full twists.
    Twisting slices to create tree shape.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes until quite golden brown on top and cooked through on the bottom. Do not undercook.
    Brushing Christmas tree breadsticks with melted butter.
  • Melt butter and stir in garlic salt and seasoning, then brush over breadsticks, and serve warm.

Notes

For more information on shaping the tree please watch the video included in the post.