Spiced Palmiers

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Spiced Palmiers
These buttery, heart-shaped French cookies are great for dunking into hot cocoa—or serving with coffee. For step-by-step instructions on folding the dough, click here.

Makes about 64

Recipe by the Bon Appetit Test Kitchen

Photograph by Ditte Isager

December 2012

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon ground cardamom
• 2 teaspoons ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 14-ounce package frozen puff pastry (such as Dufour), thawed
• All-purpose flour (for dusting)
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, divided

Details

Servings 64
Adapted from bonappetit.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Mix sugar and spices in a small bowl. Unfold pastry on a lightly floured work surface into a 14x10-inch rectangle, rolling out if needed. Brush lightly with butter. Sprinkle 1/4 cup spiced sugar over. Cut in half lengthwise.

Fold both long sides of 1 pastry strip so that outer edges meet in the center of strip. Brush with more butter; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons spiced sugar. Fold in half lengthwise, forming a 14 inch-long log about 1 inch wide. Repeat with remaining pastry strip.

Place logs on prepared baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap, and chill until firm, about 30 minutes. DO AHEAD Palmier dough can be prepared 2 weeks ahead. Store airtight in freezer. Thaw overnight in refrigerator before continuing.

Preheat oven to 425°. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Cut each log crosswise into 1/4-inch slices. Lay slices flat on prepared baking sheets, spacing 1 inch apart.

Bake palmiers until golden on bottom, about 8 minutes. Using a thin metal spatula, turn palmiers over. Brush lightly with butter; sprinkle with more spiced sugar. Bake until sugar is bubbly and pastry is golden brown, about 15 minutes longer. Transfer palmiers to a wire rack; let cool. DO AHEAD Palmiers can be made 2 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.

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