Nutella Palmiers

"Cookies are made of butter and love" 

-- Norwegian proverb

Oh my cookieness!  These are divine!  Although I have seen Palmier cookies in pastry shops and restaurants on occasion, I had never heard the name before.  But as I sat there flipping through a year-old magazine at the Music Education Center, I came across a collection of recipes I wanted to try.  And this Palmiers recipe was first on my list.

Ripped from a Woman's Day magazine, it gave all different kinds of filling ideas for these flaky, delicious cookies.  

The next day, as I was browsing through World Market, admiring a very cute owl cookie jar (*hint* *hint* Michael), I came across a Nutella cookbook, and there was a recipe for Nutella Palmiers!  I mean, 24-hours earlier, I hadn't even heard of these cookies.  It's like it was meant to be!!!  Now I was a woman on a mission.  I ran right out to buy the puff pastry and made them right away.

Now, I know they're not as pretty as the ones in the picture.  You already KNOW I'm not a professional photographer.  And I was literally scraping the bottom of the Nutella jar, so I didn't have anywhere near as much as I would have liked.  But believe me, they tasted WAY better than they looked.

Here is what I learned from making these.  You get two sheets of puff pastry dough.  Use both of them!!!  I made a second batch, wrapped it tightly in saran wrap and stuck it in the fridge.  I did fully intend to bake them the next day, but didn't and then the dough got icky.  It also didn't really puff very well.  So there you have it.

From my board "C is for cookie."