PUFF PASTRY TREES
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 1h
Yield 18 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 400 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Microwave the butter and spice mix in a small bowl until the butter melts. Let cool to room temperature.
- Sprinkle 1/4 cup granulated sugar on a cutting board. Unfold the puff pastry on top of the sugar and roll out into a 10-by-12-inch rectangle. (Lightly dust the rolling pin with flour if the dough starts to stick.) Brush the spiced butter evenly on the puff pastry, then sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar on top. Starting from a long side, roll the dough into a tight log. Slice the log into 18 rounds.
- Place each round cut-side down. Make a slit in each round from the center of the coil to the end of the dough strip. Open up the round into a semicircle; you should have 4 stacked strips of dough in graduated sizes (the pieces will puff up and form a tree when baked). Arrange 9 semicircles about 4 inches apart on each baking sheet.
- Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until the cookies are puffed and golden, 18 to 22 minutes. While still warm, carefully reshape the trees with a skewer if necessary. Let cool completely on the pans.
- Make the icing: Whisk the confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon milk and the vanilla in a small bowl until smooth. Gradually stir in up to 1 more tablespoon milk until the icing is thick but pourable. Spoon the glaze into a small resealable plastic bag and snip off a corner. Pipe on the cookies. Decorate with coarse sugar and/or nonpareils.
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