Palmiers

Name: Palmiers
Yield: Makes 24 palmiers
Ingredients: 3 cups (15 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 tablespoons, sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons, salt; 2 teaspoons, lemon juice; 1 cup, ice water; 24 tablespoons (3 sticks), unsalted butter, chilled; 2 tablespoons, all-purpose flour; 1 cup (7 ounces), sugar

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A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Perfect Cookie

SERVESMakes 24 palmiers

TIME2 hours, plus 8 hours chilling, 20 minutes freezing, and 20 minutes cooling

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Perfect Cookie

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The best of these are crisp and lightly caramelized, tasting of nothing but pure butter, browned wheat, and golden sugar. Forming the cookies isn't hard, but making the puff pastry does take some time: An elastic dough is wrapped tightly ar...

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