Honey-Nut Swirls
Puff pastry creates a quick and easy "dough" for pretty, pinwheel-type cookies featuring two types of nuts. The flakey treats are hard to resist.—Sally Sibthorpe, Shelby Township, Michigan 24 ServingsPrep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min.
Ingredients
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
- 1 cup finely chopped pistachios
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons turbinado (washed raw) sugar or granulated sugar
Directions
- On a lightly floured surface, unfold puff pastry. Roll into a 12-in.
- x 9-in. rectangle.
- In a small bowl, combine the walnuts, pistachios, brown sugar,
- butter, honey, cinnamon and salt. Spread over pastry to within 1/2
- in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style. Cut into 1/2-in. slices.
- Place 2 in. apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Brush with
- cream and sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or
- until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks. Yield: 2 dozen.
Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie equals 141 calories, 10 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 88 mg sodium,