Description
These Valentine Cinnamon & Spice Palmiers are a delicious blend of spices wrapped in flaky pastry. Perfect for celebrating love or enjoying any day!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb homemade rough puff pastry or store-bought frozen puff pastry (2 sheets)
- 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
- 2 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 2 teaspoons orange zest (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare pastry dough: Chill homemade or thaw store-bought pastry.
- Combine dry ingredients: Mix sugar with spices, dividing into two bowls.
- Roll out the dough: Roll dough into a square, applying sugar-spice mix to prevent sticking.
- Add flavor filling: Sprinkle the sugar-spice mix with orange zest on the dough.
- Create the log: Roll the dough from both sides toward the center and refrigerate.
- Repeat with the second dough portion: Follow rolling and filling steps again.
- Preheat oven: At 400°F, prepare baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Slice and arrange: Cut logs into slices and space on baking sheets.
- Bake until golden: Bake for 8-9 minutes, flip, and continue for 10-12 minutes until golden.
- Cool and enjoy: Allow cookies to cool before serving.
Notes
Avoid rolling dough too thin; it can affect flakiness.
Chill the dough before baking to maintain shape and texture.
Store in an airtight container for up to a week.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 palmier
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg