aut-yum leaves

By momofsixplus1

here's a treat no kid will leaf behind. made with store-bought piecrust dough, these leaves are filled with chocolate and peanut butter chips- but try jam and cream cheese or chocolate chips, walnuts and mini-marshmallows.

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 tsp water
• prepared pie crust
• leaf shaped cookie cutter
• mini-chocolate chips and peanut butter chips

Preparation

Step 1

heat the oven to 375. whisk one egg with a teaspoon of water and set it aside. on a floured surface, roll out a prepared pie crust so its about 1/8 inch thick. use a large leaf shaped cookie cutter (ours is 4 1/2 inches wide) to make as many dough leaf pairs as possible.

for each pocket, spread about 4 tsp of mini-chocolate chips and peanut butter chips on a leaf, leaving a 1/2 inch margin at the edge. brush egg wash onto the edge, place a second leaf on top, and press the edges to seal. brush the top with egg wash and sprinkle it generously with raw sugar.

bake the leaves on a parchment-covered cookie sheet until their edges are just beginning to brown, about 12 minutes. let them rest on the sheet a few minutes moving them to a cooling rack.