Palmiers are irresistibly delicious, melt-in-mouth crispy, buttery, and flaky biscuits or French pastries prepared using only two ingredients.
Palmier cookies are also known as pig's ear, palm heart, elephant ear, and little hearts, which look like palm leaf shapes or butterfly shapes.
Palmier is my very old post where I have partnered with Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry to prepare these tasty biscuits using their Puff Pastry Sheets.
Palmiers: Quick and Easy Dessert or Appetizer!
Palmier cookies or little heart biscuits brought back many sweet memories from my childhood. The holiday season is around the corner, and I hope, like me, everyone is busy shopping for gifts for their loved ones and making plans for holiday parties. Whether it is Christmas, Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving, other holiday or dinner parties, or even spending weekend nights with family watching movies or games, or decorating your Christmas tree, you will need some snacks, treats, or sides to munch on.
Having some snacks prepared ahead of time comes in handy, especially during holidays, as time is precious, and you do not want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen.
I have guests visiting us with their kids. I really want to prepare something special that all will love. And as I was planning the dinner appetizer menu, I was getting worried about what I would prepare as appetizers for the kids at this party. The first thing that came to my mind was Little Hearts. This was a famous cookie or biscuit during my childhood, and it was especially distributed as snack treats at birthday parties.
Palmier cookies are light, crispy, flaky, sweet, and shaped like hearts - and it was everyone's favorite!
Even though I bake cookies and other goodies regularly at home and frequently try out new things, I subconsciously assumed that these Little Hearts were complicated to prepare and had never ventured out to even read up about them.
Palmiers with Puff Pastry
But having been addicted to Puff Pastry for the last few months, I decided to prepare Little Hearts using Puff Pastry. Many know these treats as Palmiers, a popular French pastry. I looked it up online, and lo and behold, numerous people had already prepared it. This gave me a lot of confidence.
The "recipe" is so simple! Requires only two ingredients - Puff pastry and sugar. I immediately thawed a sheet of puff pastry and baked a batch of Little Hearts. The outcome was a super hit, and instants I decided that these would be on my Thanksgiving and Christmas table this year! I can only thank Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry for such a lovely product. I can now make these whenever I have a craving for Little Hearts. The taste and texture were not just good but much better than what I had when I was growing up.
Like I said before, the recipe is super simple. You have to thaw Puff Pastry – roll – fill, and bake. It is a no-fail product and comes out perfect every single time. The baked pastry is super light, crispy, flaky, and filled with deliciousness. The only thing you need to be worried about is how to handle compliments once you bake and serve these treats. Prepare these beauties this holiday season, do it as an appetizer or as a dessert, and surprise your guests.
Always keep a package of Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry in your freezer. Whenever some new inspiration strikes, remove the Puff Pastry Sheets from the freezer, thaw them for a few minutes, and get started on creating the recipes.
Do bake these Little Hearts at home, and do not forget to share your comments and variations to these biscuits.
Ingredients
- Puff Pastry Sheets - 1
- Sugar - ½ cup
How to make the best Palmiers?
Making palmiers with puff pastry sheets
- Follow the instruction on the pastry sheets box to thaw the sheets. I thawed them for 45 minutes at room temperature.
- Using a rolling pin, roll about an inch longer on both sides. This will make it crispier.
- Sprinkle some sugar on the working surface. Place the rolled Puff Pastry sheet on it, and gently give it another roll so that sugar adheres to the bottom side of the sheet.
- Sprinkle some more sugar on top of the Puff Pastry Sheets.
- Make a mark at the center as a guide. Fold the ends lengthwise evenly till they meet at the center. Fold it again so that it will look like a log. You can check the video for more details.
- Cover this in plastic wrap and refrigerate it for about 10 - 15 minutes. This will make it easier to cut evenly.
How to fold and shape palmiers?
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Remove the pastry log from the refrigerator and cut it into 1 cm thick pieces. Brush each piece with water, and roll in some extra sugar.
- Pinch the two free ends to give each a heart shape.
- Place on silicone lined baking sheet 2 inches apart, and bake in preheated oven for 15 – 18 minutes or until golden brown. Remember to flip them halfway through baking time.
- Allow it to cool down completely, and store it in an airtight container.
- Palmier cookies are now ready. Serve and enjoy. Happy Holidays.
Tip
- Keep an eye on cookies when you bake as the sugar caramelizes, and it may turn them dark brown in a matter of seconds.
FAQ
Palmiers are made using puff pastry sheets and laminated dough, similar to croissants but without yeast.
You can cut the cookies from pastry sheets, line them on a baking sheet and freeze them. Once it becomes hard, store it in an airtight container or freezer bag and you can freeze this raw for up to 2 months. Once baked, palmiers cannot be frozen.
Palmier cookies taste the best the day they are freshly baked. If you have any leftovers store them in air tight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.
Other popular recipes with Puff Pastry
- napoleon
- strawberry turnovers - popular post
- apple cheese danish - most loved recipe on the blog
- puff pastry pizza
- mini veg puff bites - best for parties and the super bowl
- veggie pinwheels
- apple tarts
- puff samosa
Recipe card
Best Palmier Cookies | Palmiers Pastry
Equipment
- 1 Baking sheet
Ingredients
- 1 Puff pastry sheet
- ½ cup Sugar
Instructions
Making Palmiers with Puff Pastry
- Follow the instruction on the pastry sheets box to thaw the sheets. I thawed them for 45 minutes at room temperature.1 Puff pastry sheet
- Using a rolling pin, roll about an inch longer on both sides. This will make it crispier.
- Sprinkle some sugar on the working surface. Place the rolled Puff Pastry sheet on it, and gently give it another roll so that sugar adheres to the bottom side of the sheet.½ cup Sugar
- Sprinkle some more sugar on top of the Puff Pastry Sheets.
- Make a mark at the center as a guide. Fold the ends lengthwise evenly till they meet at the center. Fold it again so that it will look like a log. You can check the video for more details.
- Cover this in plastic wrap and refrigerate it for about 10 - 15 minutes. This will make it easier to cut evenly.
How to fold and shape palmier cookies
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Remove the pastry log from the refrigerator and cut it into 1 cm thick pieces. Brush each piece with water, and roll in some extra sugar.
- Pinch the two free ends to give each a heart shape.
- Place on silicone lined baking sheet 2 inches apart, and bake in preheated oven for 15 – 18 minutes or until golden brown. Remember to flip them halfway through baking time.
- Allow it to cool down completely, and store it in an airtight container.
Video
Notes
- Keep an eye on cookies when you bake as the sugar caramelizes, and it may turn them dark brown in a matter of seconds.
Nutrition
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Mahy
Oh wow, these are so cute! And they are so easy to make, too!
Ned
I've never had these before! I can't wait to make them.
Dannii
These look incredible, and so easy too. I can't wait to try them.
Alison
These came out so sweet and buttery! Delicious!