Ingredients
To make palmier cookies, you only need five ingredients (plus water). These ingredients include:
- White sugar: You will use white sugar twice in this recipe. You’ll start by using 1/4 cup to dust your work surface. This makes it easier to flatten and roll out the puff pastry. You’ll also mix 1/3 cup of sugar with cinnamon and cardamom for the cookie topping. *Note: Some people prefer coarse sugar for this step because of its crunch. You can use it if you prefer, although the cookies may be slightly less sweet.
- Puff pastry: You can make homemade puff pastry for palmier cookies, but why waste all that time and effort? Store-bought puff pastry is delicious and super convenient.
- Butter: Butter serves a dual purpose in this recipe. First, it helps to hold the cinnamon, sugar, and cardamom topping in place on the cookies. Second, it imparts a rich, buttery flavor that is undeniably good.
- Cinnamon: Cinnamon adds a rich and warm flavor to the already sweet and delicious treats.
- Cardamom: Cardamom is another warm and smoky ingredient. It helps enhance the flavor of each cookie.
You also need a little water to help hold the cookies together after rolling them. Just keep it in a bowl on the side.
And consider adding some extra flavor if you like. Experiment with the following ingredients:
- Nutmeg
- Orange zest
- Small pieces of bacon
- Sea salt
- Brown sugar
- Ginger
- Cloves
- Lemon juice
- Chocolate
You can also make homemade puff pastry if you prefer.
(I wouldn’t, though. Puff pastry is perfect. It tastes great and requires very little work.)
