Palmiers. Flip with a spatula, pressing down to flatten if palmiers seem to be unrolling. Roll it to an even thickness. Palmiers, sometimes called elephant ears, are a simple French pastry filled with cinnamon sugar. They are rolled inward on both ends to resemble a wide heart and are often served with tea or coffee. Making palmiers is much easier than you might think.

If you happen to have a box of puff pastry in your freezer, and a shaker jar of cinnamon sugar. Palmiers are best the day they are made, but can be stored in an airtight container for several days. They will gradually lose their crispiness over time. You can cook Palmiers using 3 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Palmiers

Prepare 1 sheet of puff pastry.
You need 1/4 cup of brown sugar.
It's 1-2 tbsp of cinnamon.

Emma is a former editor for The Kitchn and a graduate of the Cambridge School for Culinary Arts. Chill before baking to ensure the palmiers hold their shape. Arrange on a parchment-lined tray leaving a slight gap in between for the pastries to expand. These were really tasty, I can't make enough of.

Palmiers step by step

Roll the puffy pastry into a rectangle that is 1/8'' - 1/4'' thick. If you are using a store bought sheet, make sure it is thawed and pliable; roll it lightly to smooth out the seams..
Sprinkle two thirds of the sugar and cinnamon over the dough. Then gently use a rolling pin to press the sugar in so that it sticks. This is important to do before folding the dough..
Fold the left and right sides of the dough so they meet in the middle. Sprinkle the remaining sugar and cinnamon over the dough. Gently press it in with a rolling pin so that it sticks..
Fold the right side over the left. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. This will firm up the roll so it will be easy to cut..
Preheat oven to 425F..
Take the roll out of the fridge and remove the plastic wrap. Cut the roll into 1'' thick cookies and place them at least 2'' apart on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. The puff pastry will expand a fair bit..
Bake for 18-20 minutes..

Light, buttery, cripsy, sweet french cookie. Takes a little effort the first time through but it's rather fast when you get the hang of it and it looks like you spent forever on them. I saw Palmiers (palm-yay) in a local Costco and I was curious because they looked so good. So I went hunting up a recipe and I was shocked it was not on the Zaar. Palmiers need to be cold before going into the oven.