Pumpkin Spice Palmiers are flaky cookies, subtly sweet and full of pumpkin spice flavor! They’re perfect on a rainy day with a warm cup of coffee.
What is your favorite season? Mine is, without a doubt, Fall. I love the changing colors, the cool weather and everything pumpkin spice.
Yeah, I’m one of those.
Call me basic, but I love baking when it is cold and rainy outside. Honestly, it’s like my perfect day. Cold, clouds, rain, coffee, a cozy blanket and a really great cake, cookie or pastry to bake.
And of course the perfect movie or show to binge watch.
Today’s recipe is inspired by my favorite day – Pumpkin Spice Palmiers. Sometimes called elephant ears or as I knew them as a kid, butterfly cookies, these puff pastry treats really aren’t that sweet.
They don’t have an overwhelming amount of sugar and I find that it helps bring out the cinnamon and pumpkin spice.
These are flaky and amazing with a cup of coffee or tea. I highly recommend sitting down with a pair of fuzzy socks or luxurious robe, a cuppa and a few of these cookies – it will start your day off right!
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Pumpkin Spice Palmiers
Pumpkin Spice Palmiers
These flaky cookies are subtly sweet and full of pumpkin spice flavor! They’re perfect on a rainy day with a warm cup of coffee.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 35-40 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: French
Ingredients
1 sheet puff pastry, thawed according to package directions
2 TB unsalted butter, melted
2 TB turbinado sugar
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp cinnamon
flour, for dusting
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400F and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
Dust a work surface with a generous amount of flour and open the sheet of puff pastry. Cut it in half and brush each half of the sheet with the melted butter.
Mix together the sugar, pumpkin pie spice and cinnamon and reserve 2 tsp. Sprinkle the rest of it evenly onto the puff pastry. Fold each edge of the puff pastry long ways to the center, then fold it on itself (see photo in post for clarification). Slice the pastry into 1/2″ thick cookies and place 2″ apart on the sheet pan.
Brush the tops of the cookies with the melted butter and sprinkle with the remaining 2 tsp of spice mixture. Bake for 15-20 minutes* or until flaky and golden brown.
Store in an airtight container for 1 day. To re-crisp, place in a 350F oven for 5 minutes.
Notes
Start watching these at the 15 minute mark – they can burn quickly.
Keywords: pumpkin spice palmiers, butterfly cookies, elephant ears, elephant ear cookies, flaky cookies, puff pastry cookies, pumpkin spice cookies, cinnamon palmiers
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