This sort of reminds me of what my mom used to do with leftover pie crust dough when she made a pie. She would roll it out into large cookie-sized pieces spread with oleo (our "house-spread" of choice - I didn't grow up with real butter but I love it now =))...sprinkle with sugar and cinnmon and bake till crispy - us kids - including my Dad - couldn't wait till it came out of the oven and cooled down enough to chomp into - she was a fine southern raised lady who made fine southern pie pastry...*sigh* sometimes I miss those days...anyway - it was yummy! I have a box of puff pastry in the freezer - this sounds lke Sunday breakfast.
Thanks,
Trish.

These are my absolute favorite cookie/treat! I really should try to make them... it seems way too easy!

Am I correct in assuming that these beauties are best right out of the oven and lose quality pretty quickly (even after a day)? I hope I'm wrong because I'm making the desserts for a wedding reception and I think these could be a great addition.

Store them in an airtight container and you should get a few days out of them, like any cookie. I would suggest a test run for everything you plan to make far in advanced though for any sort of event, just to work out the kinks and see what works and what doesn't. ~Garrett

OMG ARE YOU KIDDING ME? That's how they make these?!?

These were one of my absolute favorites when I was a kid -- our french classes would have field trips to this little french bakery, and I would leave with bags of these!

Hi Elise and Garrett,

I love palmiers. I will be sure to try this recipe!

Simple and delicious.

I love eating elephant ears, yet it makes me sad to think of all those hearing-impaired elephants running around just so us humans can get a cookie fix.

Puff pastry tip: I drove 5 miles out of the way to get the Trader Joe's brand, which is far superior (imo) to the more well-known stuff commonly found in your grocer's freezer. You know, the brand with the word "Farm" on the box which uses vegetable fats instead of real butter. My absolute favorite, however, is this brand: http://www.dufourpastrykitchens.com/products-puff.php

My grocer stopped carrying it though, due to lack of demand. Bad grocer...bad.

I love palmiers! Thank you so much for this! You don't see them too often in bakeries around here, so whenever I see them I am excited. I had no idea they were so easy to make. I think I will add them to the list for the tea party I am having for my Mom on Mother's Day. I love your website.

These cookies are so pretty!

These look *dangerously* easy. Can you substitute phyllo dough for puff pastry? I have a box of that stuff in my freezer right now that I have no idea what to do with...

Not sure if phyllo would work here. However, there is an excellent baklava recipe here on Simply Recipes that might be perfect for you. ~Garrett

I think I'll try this recipe on Friday!

Sprinkle some ground cinnamon and freshly grated nutmeg onto the puff pastry before rolling up along with the sugar and it's delectable! So good with coffee, tea or lattes! Enjoy!

Can't believe how simple these are to make! I think they'd be great with cinnamon!

These are delicious little mysteries. I used to believe the only true way of enjoying these were plain and dunked in coffee, milk, etc. I now have learned the error of my ways. I make up a nice batch of mocha ganache and spread that over the dough prior to rolling up or even a lovely fruit spread works. If you are looking for more of a appetizer, think about chicken salad, or crab, even sliced thin pruschetto and garlic butter works...so many ways to have this. Thanks for reminding me of what joy these are to make...and eat!

They look like they would taste good with cream cheese.

I love this! I do mine like Ina Garten. She adds a bit of kosher salt to the sugar. It gives it more of a salty/sweet punch.

I've had these cookies a million times, and because they're so delectable and delicate, I figured they'd never be something I could pull off. But when I saw an elise.com recipe -- and one that looked so simple??? I made them the same day! They came out beautifully, so delicious, and perfect for entertaining. I made the sweet ones, but I can't wait to try adding cheese, spices, etc., to really blow my own socks off.

I just made these, but I had a slight problem with one side browning a lot before the middle was cooked enough. I used parchment paper on a cookie sheet - should I maybe double up on the parchment paper, or is that how they are supposed to be?

The edges will brown a bit before the center as with any baked good. It also could just simply be a quirk of your oven, the weather outside, or any number of factors including bad luck. Baking is a definite science where anything can affect the outcome. However, do not despair, a few of mine came out a little over brown, but they tasted delicious the same. ~Garrett

Oh my, I cant find any puff pastry in any of my local stores.

From what I hear, pie dough can work as a decent substitute. Never tried it myself, so if you give it a go, I hope you'll report back to us with your results! ~Garrett

Thanks, Garrett and Elise! I made these for dessert for my friends yesterday and they were a hit! So light, flaky and easy to make, too.

These are absolutely delicious! I second the suggestion to use all-butter puff pastry (the one from Trader Joe's is really affordable)- I've used this recipe several times with both the regular puff pastry you get from the grocery store and the all-butter kind, and there's a definite difference. Richer and infinitely more flavorful. Soooo good!

Wow, these are beautiful!
I love anything puff pastry.