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Close up of homemade palmiers cookies that have been baked to a golden color.

Easy Homemade Palmiers

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  • Author: Shelly
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Chilling Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 18 minutes
  • Total Time: 58 minutes
  • Yield: 40 cookies 1x
  • Category: Dessert, Breakfast, Snack
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: French

Description

A classic French pastry, Homemade Palmiers are easy to prepare and crisp up perfectly in the oven in under 20 minutes. Enjoy sugary and crunchy, bakery quality palmiers cookies fresh from your own kitchen for the holidays!


Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 cups cane sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 sheets puff pastry, thawed

Instructions

  1. Combine the cane sugar and salt.
  2. Roll Out the Dough: Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the sugar mixture onto a clean counter or surface. Unfold one sheet of puff pastry and place it on top of the sugar evenly. Sprinkle 1/4 cup more of the sugar mixture on top of the pastry sheet. Using a rolling pin, gently roll the pastry out slightly, pressing the sugar into the top and bottom. Gather excess sugar around the edges and sprinkle it on top evenly using as much sugar as the pastry will hold. You want it completely coated. 
  3. Fold: Use a knife to score a vertical line down the middle of the pastry sheet. Fold one half of the pastry from the edge one-third distance towards the middle. Repeat by folding it over itself 2 more times reaching the scored line. Repeat with the other side of the dough, so both sides meet in the middle. Fold the left side over the right side, like closing a book. Set to the side.
  4. Repeat: Sprinkle 1/2 cup more of the sugar mixture onto the same counter. Unfold the second sheet of puff pastry onto the sugar. Sprinkle the remaining sugar on top of the pastry. Repeat the rolling and folding process the same as you did the first sheet. 
  5. Chill: Wrap the folded doughs separately in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes. 
  6. Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with paper paper and set aside.
  7. Cut and Bake: Working with one dough at a time, cut the dough into slices approximately 1/2- inch wide. Place them on the prepared baking sheet, 2- inches apart, cut side up. Bake for 18 minutes, until golden brown, flipping the cookies over halfway through baking so both sides caramelize. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Notes

Tip – Change parchment paper after each batch. You will get bits of burnt sugar on the baking sheet and if you re-use the parchment paper these bits will stick to the next batch giving them black specks and just generally not looking as pretty.

Allow the puff pastry to thaw at room temperature on the counter for 30 – 45 minutes. Or in the refrigerator overnight. 

Store airtight for up to 3 days at room temperature in a non-humid place. If the air is humid the palmiers will get sticky.

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