Palmiers

We have been making A LOT of desserts lately! Cookies, cakes, marshmallows, you name it we are making it. Tis the season, I guess! This weekend I am having my annual cookie baking party with my friends. For about 20 years now (OMG I am old!) I have been getting together with my friends at my parents house and making cookies. There are usually about 6 or 7 of and we each bring 1-2 different cookie batters. We bake the cookies at my parent’s house and then divide all the cookies up. Then we exchange our secret Santa gifts and go out to dinner. It is something I look forward to all year. It is a great tradition that I hope we will continue for 20 more years. At least!

In preparation for Christmas this year I have been testing out a few cookie recipes. Kelly has been wanting to make some kind of palmier for ages now and I love gingerbread so we tried these gingerbread palmiers from Martha Stewart. Let me just start by saying, I am no fan of Martha Stewart. I think she makes things overly complicated. I had to read and re-read the directions for these cookies and I still did it wrong. (For the record, mine turned out just fine.) Plus, everything she makes looks so perfect I feel like she is just setting me up to fail! But these cookies sounded so good to me I decided to give them a try anyway. I am glad we made them. Like I said I feel the recipe she had was overly complicated so I did my best to simplify it. I loved these cookies but they are definitely not for everyone! You have to like the molasses flavor to enjoy these cookies. If you are a perfectionist you might want to stay away. I don’t really care how my cookies look as long as they taste good!!

Here is what you'll need

Add the molasses, brown sugar, and ginger to a saucepan and bring to a boil

Continue to simmer until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and set aside.

In another bowl mix the sugar, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, salt, and pepper

Sprinkle the sugar mixture onto the counter top

Place the puff pastry sheets on the sugar mixture and roll it thin. Add the rest of the sugar mixture and roll it again.

Brush with the sugar/molasses mixture. Reserving about 2 tablespoons.

Roll each side of the puff pastry towards the center. Repeat with the other sheet.

Brush the remaining molasses on the center and make sure they are sealed. Wrap with plastic wrap and freeze.

Slice into about 1/4 inch pieces and place on a parchment lined baking sheet

Bake about 12 minutes. Don't these look lovely?

Looking much better now, and tasty too!

BLOGROLL