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A festive tub of baked cinnamon roll palmiers with a few individual palmiers laid out and lights in the background.
Cinnamon Roll Palmiers
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
 

Inspired by a classic French cookie and a beloved breakfast, these Cinnamon Roll Palmiers are flakey, buttery, cinnamony, and gooey!

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, French
Servings: 30 cookies
Author: Vedika Luthra
Ingredients
For the Dough
  • ¼ cup (1 ½/43 g) dark brown sugar, packed
  • ¼ cup (0.9 oz/25 g) walnuts, finely chopped
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • teaspoon salt
  • 10.6oz/300 g puff pastry, thawed
  • 2 tablespoons (1oz/28g) unsalted butter, softened
For the Glaze
  • ¾ cup (6 oz/170 g) confectioners’ sugar, sifted
  • ½ tablespoon whole milk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
To Make the Dough
  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C). Line two baking trays with parchment paper and set aside.

  2. In a small bowl, combine the dark brown sugar, walnuts, cinnamon, and salt until combined, then set aside.

  3. Next, roll the puff pastry untill it is approximately 14x10 inches in length (35.5 x 25cm).

  4. Brush the pastry with the softened butter, getting all the way to the ends.

  5. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture evenly on top of the buttered pastry.

  6. Next, starting on both long edges, tightly roll the pastry till both rolls meet in the middle.

  7. Using a sharp serrated knife, slice the logs into ¼-inch (0.5 cm) cookies. They will look a bit like bicycle wheels. It’s okay if the first few are not perfect (the ends never are). You can mold them slightly once they are on the tray.

  8. Gently place the cookies onto the parchment-lined sheets, about 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart, being careful not to break them (they are quite fragile).

  9. Bake on the middle rack for 15-20 minutes or until the pastry is lightly golden and the filling is bubbly.

To Make the Glaze
  1. Whisk together the confectioners’ sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth. You should have a mixture that is thick but thin enough to be drizzled. You can adjust the consistency by adding more milk if necessary.

  2. Drizzle the warm cookies with the glaze, and let them cool completely before serving. Store palmers in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.