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Home » Home Baking » Easy Christmas Cinnamon Palmiers Cookies

Easy Christmas Cinnamon Palmiers Cookies

Author: Karon Grieve Published : November 2021

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Christmas cinnamon palmiers
Christmas cinnamon palmiers

With only 3 ingredients these Christmas cinnamon palmiers just have to be the easiest Christmas cookies recipe ever! They have all that wonderful cinnamon flavour of Christmas and are super quick to make too.

Christmas cinnamon palmier cookies in tin

It’s Christmas so there just has to be some baking, don’t you just love the smell of festive baking, all those fabulous spices making the kitchen smell amazing. I love getting crafty in the kitchen at Christmas so check out my Christmas section. These Christmas cinnamon palmiers are the latest addition to my Christmas cookies repertoire.

What are palmiers?

Palmiers are a French pastry, the name comes from feuille de palmier ‘palm tree leaf’ and they are usually made with puff style pastry similar to croissants but without all the work involved!

In Spain palmiers are called Palmeras and in Porto Rico, they are topped with honey. The Greek equivalent to a palmier would be (γυαλάκια) or Little Glasses.

In China they are known as butterfly pastries and in Mexico and Latin American countries palmiers are called orejas (ears). In fact, just about every country has its own version of this cookie.

ingredients; puff pastry, cinnamon and sugar

Ingredients for Christmas Cinnamon Palmiers

Now I told you there weren’t many ingredients for this one. In fact, there are only 3!

You’ve no doubt already got the sugar on hand in the cupboard and I’ll just bet there’s a jar of cinnamon lurking somewhere in your kitchen.

The other ingredient, the main one is ready-rolled puff pastry that you can buy in any supermarket. I always keep some of this in my freezer so I can whip up a pie crust or other pastry any time I fancy.

Add extras

You could add some ground ginger to these Christmas palmiers for a bit of heat. Or why not add some grated orange zest for a fruity zing.

The complete list of ingredients and full instructions for making this recipe can be found on the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.

sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on the pastry
pressing sugar and cinnamon into the pastry
rolling first side of pastry
roll up the opposite side of the pastry
roll the two together in the pastry paper wrapper

How to make Cinnamon Palmiers

This is a super easy two-step process.

Firstly unroll the ready-rolled pastry and keep it on the paper wrap that it comes in. This means you don’t even need to flour your work surface – result!

Sprinkle the pastry with cinnamon and sugar and make sure you get it all over the pastry and right to the edges.

To make sure the cinnamon and sugar stick to the pastry give the whole thing a quick once over with a rolling pin just to press them in a wee bit.

Now comes the fun bit. Start rolling up the palmiers from one long side of the pastry. Keep this nice and tight and roll the pastry to the centre.

Now turn the pastry round and roll the other side so that they both meet in the middle.

To hold all this together nicely roll up the paper tightly to pull them together and pop this in the fridge for half an hour to firm up.

Why do you chill the pastry?

This makes the palmiers much easier to cut and improves the texture and taste of the pastry too.

cutting out the pastry shapes
palmiers on baking tray ready to go in the oven
pastries just out of oven on the baking tray
pastries drying on wire rack

Step 2

After you have chilled your pastry in the fridge for half an hour and enjoyed a little sit-down and possibly a cup of coffee. Now it’s time to cut out those palmiers.

Unwrap the pastry and using a sharp knife cut the pastry into pieces about 1cm wide.

How to make cutting palmiers easier

Here’s a great trick to make cutting pastry easier. Simply dip your knife in flour first. This stops the knife from sticking to the pastry and dragging through as you cut. Cut a couple of palmiers then dip the knife in flour again.

Set the palmiers on a lined baking tray making sure they are well spaced as they are going to spread out as they bake.

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until they are golden and remove from oven and cool your cookies on a wire rack.

Christmas cinnamon palmiers cookies in a tin

That’s it folks! It is so quick and easy to make these Christmas cinnamon palmiers cookies. Once you’ve made them once you will be making them time and again they’re just so quick and easy to make.

How many Christmas cookies does this make?

I got 26 Christmas cinnamon palmiers from this recipe, now that’s more than enough for us to eat and for me to box up as wee foodie gifts for Christmas. In fact, you will find this recipe in my new bookette/ebook just called Foodie Gifts For Christmas Book 1.

How long do palmiers keep

You can store your cinnamon palmiers in an airtight box for up to a week. You can freeze palmiers too for up to 3 months. Just remember to crisp them up in a moderate oven for a few minutes after defrosting them.

palmiers beside a cup of tea

Types of palmiers

With this super simple palmiers cookies recipe you can step in all sorts of directions. These cookies are just so versatile and perfect for every occasion.

Sweet palmiers

Fill them with any type of jam, try Christmas mincemeat, or my gorgeous Christmas pudding marmalade, try them with a melted chocolate filling or marmalade/jelly. Add in some extra spices and you’re good to go.

Savoury palmiers

Sprinkle the pastry with parmesan cheese for a basic savoury palmier, add garlic to the mix and herbs too if you like. Spread them with pesto or use any other savoury spread. Here is my recipe for Pesto Pinwheels which are just a variation on the classic savoury palmiers. You can even make peanut butter palmiers!

Serving palmiers

Sweet palmiers are perfect with a cuppa at any time of day. Now any savoury palmier is just crying out for a nice glass of wine. This makes savoury palmiers the perfect addition to your party nibbles.

This recipe makes a great foodie gift, so why not check out my post on how to make Christmas hampers.

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Looking for more super easy bakes for Christmas? Then check these out before you go;

Super Easy Christmas Baklava

Candy Cane Christmas Cookies

Bouche de Noel (Christmas yule log cake)

Christmas Cake Cookies

Kourabiethes – Greek Christmas Biscuits

Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies

Super Easy Last-Minute Christmas Cake

Mini Mince Pies (using my vegetarian mincemeat)

Super Easy Homemade Christmas Cake

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Christmas cinnamon palmier cookies in tin

Christmas Cinnamon Palmiers Cookies

Karon Grieve
Only 3 ingredients and super easy to make these are sure to become a family favourite
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Course baking
Cuisine French
Servings 26 cookies
Calories 80 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 375 g puff pastry (ready rolled puff pastry)
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp granulated sugar
Metric – US Customary

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 200C and line a baking sheet with baking parchment
  • Unroll pastry and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar all over, use a rolling pin to press this into the pastry
  • Roll up the long side of the rectangle to the centre, turn pastry and do the same on the other side. Roll in the pastry paper and set aside in fridge to chill for 30 minutes
  • Remove paper and cut into 1cm pieces and pay out on baking tray well apart and bake for about 15 mins till golden

Video

Notes

These will keep for up to a week in a sealed container and can be frozen for up to 3 months, just defrost and crisp up in the oven for a few minutes.
To make cutting the pastry easier see my notes in the post above
You van use all sorts of fillings for these palmiers, both sweet and savoury.

Nutrition

Calories: 80kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 36mgPotassium: 9mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 1mg
My Top Tips*Always read the full recipe first. *Assemble all your ingredients and everything you need before you start. *For baking check the size of tins I’m using as this makes a big difference to your cakes. * I use medium sized eggs unless otherwise stated. * I use extra virgin olive oil unless otherwise stated. * I use unsalted butter unless otherwise stated. * Check out My Preserving Kit!
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Comments

  1. Kemmeo says

    December 19, 2023 at 11:18 pm

    Thank you for this wonderful recipe! I have since prepared it (and this beautiful website) twice and shared it with many of my friends. Cheers!

    Reply
    • Karon Grieve says

      December 20, 2023 at 9:39 am

      Hi Kemmeo
      So glad this recipe has been such a success for you.
      K

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