Puffy Snowflakes

[mish]

PUFFY SNOWFLAKES



Use a snowflake or star cookie cutter to cut thawed frozen puff pastry sheets. Bake in a 400 degree F oven about 10 minutes or until golden. Lightly dip tops of pastries into melted white chocolate. Add a little sparkle by sprinkling with coarse sugar.

 

[texasgirl]

I like those!
Maybe sprinkle with colored sugar that are used for cookies.
I wonder about a powdered sugar topping like what is on cinnamon rolls too.
Thanks for sharing another good one.

 

[mish]

Great ideas, Texas. Keep 'em coming. Thank you.

I wouldn't mind a chocolate snowflake - or half and half - or a pink/red icing using a heart-shaped cookie cutter.

 

[pdswife]

How pretty!
And how nice and easy! Thanks!!!

 

[mish]

Thank you, pds.

I would like to try chocolate, vanilla and strawberry dipped hearts for Valentine's Day. I'm on my way to look for creative cookie cutters.

 

[pdswife]

Hearts would be pretty too!
And you could do little rabbits for Easter
and flowers of different color (flavors) for mother's day.
This is really a great idea.

 

[Shunka]

Try this site for cookie cutters!!! http://www.thecookiecuttershop.com/

 

[pdswife]

That's a neat site Shunka.

 

[mish]

You guys always come thru with terrific ideas. Thank you! Shunka, the snowflake cutter looks really 'cool'

Another thought that came to mind - are ring molds. I've seen some great appys layered and stacked in small orange juice cans, with the bottoms removed and then unmolded onto a serving plate.

Keep your ideas coming.

 

[Shunka]

I love cookie cutters!! You can use them for so many things other than cookies. My daughters both loved having sandwiches cut into neat shapes when they were little.

 

[Shunka]

I have the 5 piece snowflake cutters. It is great but sometimes the cookie does not look as great after being baked (this is using the little cut-outs). I think it had more to do with the recipes I was using though.

 

[Piccolina]

What a great idea! I love pastry (the flakier the better!) and snowflakes are such a wonderful theme that can be carried out long before and long after Christmas has come and gone. Thanks for sharing this Mish, very cool

 

[mish]

Shunka, you've inspired me to go get a bunch of cookie cutters. Nice little touch to make a dish look unique. Reminded me of an appy... kiwis cut in a star shape on top of a round cantelope slice, on top of cream cheese, on a ritz cracker. Other ideas - tuna/chicken/shrimp salad or pate stars.

 

[KAYLINDA]

Thank you! I love this idea...(off to get puff pastry out of the freezer).

 

[mish]

You're welcome KL. Let us know what you whip up... and if there's any puff pastry left over, I'm making a beef or chicken wellington

 

[Shunka]

I am one that always tries to have a good variety of cutters on hand. Alas, when both daughters moved away from home, it seems that most of my cutters went with them!! Oh well, I am having fun picking out new ones!!!

 

[PA Baker]

I love the idea of using puff pastry as a change from the standard butter cookie dough.

Here's a picture of the snowflake cutouts I did for the holidays 2 years ago (I couldn't cut and past for some reason so you'll have to click on it to see them bigger). These were with vanilla and chocolate butter cookie dough:

 

[marmalady]

These look wonderful for the holidays! Do you know what their 'keeping power' is?

 

[Shunka]

Those look wonderful!! Thank you for sharing the photo with us, PA!!

 

[mish]

What lovely cookies, PA! Thank you for sharing the pic.

The puffy snowflakes reminded me of these blueberry custard puffy stars.