Puff Pastry Dulce De Leche Heart Cookies Recipes

PUFF PASTRY HEARTS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Lightly grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle your work surface with half of the cinnamon sugar.
• Place dough on the cinnamon sugar. Lightly press dough into sugar and roll out slightly with a rolling pin. Brush dough with 2 tablespoons of the melted butter and sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar, reserving just a small amount for garnish.
• Starting with the shortest sides, roll up each side in a jelly roll fashion until the rolls meet in the center. Refrigerate dough 30 to 40 minutes or until chilled and firm.
• Preheat oven to 375 F. With a serrated knife, gently cut the roll into 16 slices. Place slices cut-side down, 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Lightly press down until they are 1/4-inch thick.
• Pinch the bottom edge of each slice to form a heart shape. Drizzle the hearts with the remaining 1 tablespoon of melted butter and sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon sugar.
• Bake for 8 to 13 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.

PUFF PASTRY DULCE DE LECHE HEART COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 deg. F. Remove one puff pastry sheet from freezer, and allow to thaw at room temp. for 30 to 40 minutes.
• Roll piece of puff pastry out to a 14"x10" rectangle. Using a 3-1/2" heart shaped cookie cutter (or any shape you would like), cut out 12 hearts from sheet of pastry (*or as many as you can with the shape you are using)
• Place puff pastry hearts on a baking sheet(s). Brush Dulce de Leche sauce evenly over each heart. Crush heath bars and sprinkle hearts with crushed candy bits.
• Bake at 400 deg. F. for 10 minutes until puffed. Remove from oven and allow to cool to room temp.
• If desired, place chocolate in a microwave safe cup or bowl, and microwave for about 1-1/2 minutes (stirring every 30 seconds) until melted and smooth. Drizzle chocolate over each heart cookie.