Parmesan and Paprika Palmiers

Name: Parmesan and Paprika Palmiers
Yield: Makes about 30 cookies
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 large egg, well beaten with 1 pinch salt; 2 teaspoons sweet Hungarian or Spanish paprika; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 cup all-purpose flour; ¼ cup cold water; 10 tablespoons (1¼ sticks) unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch cubes; ½ cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese (about 2 ounces)

Preparation info

Makes about
30
cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cookies Unlimited

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2000

About

These are made from a quickly prepared imitation puff pastry. The layers of dough and butter are not quite as even as in the classic dough but it is just as flaky and fragile. Use this same dough for Salt and Pepper Sticks.

Ingredients

Flaky Dough

1 cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
10

Europe
Italy
Dessert
Mediterranean
Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

To make the dough, in the work bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade, combine the flour and salt. Add 2 tablespoons of the butter and pulse about six or eight times until the butter is finely incorporated. Add the remaining butter and pulse only twice. Add the