Puff Pastry Christmas Trees
Puff Pastry Christmas Trees, a fun and easy Holiday Cookie idea, sprinkled with cinnamon sugar makes them irresistible. Kids and adults will love them.
Puff Pastry Christmas Trees make the cutest place settings, just place the stick in your favourite thick chocolate and top with a small powdered sugar sprinkled star! So cute and delicious too.
Puff pastry candy canes or even little Christmas trees are quite popular in Italian houses during the holidays. Usually you see the trees more as a savory appetizer than a sweet dessert.
Recipe Ingredients
- Puff pastry – either store bought or even homemade puff pastry
- Sugar – granulated sugar
- Cinnamon – ground cinnmon
- Sturdy large chocolates – We really like caramel filled chocolates
But I have to say the idea of anything cinnamon goes over really well in my house, with friends and family, so I knew it would be a good idea.
How To Make Puff Pastry Christmas Trees (See Video)
- In a small bowl mix together the sugar and cinnamon. Set aside
- Roll the dough out on parchment paper, cut 12 strips lengthwise. Refrigerate the strips to cool the dough. Remove the strips from the fridge and fold 10 strips of dough accordion style, start with a small amount and then widening as you go (until you reach the end).
- Place a long skewer in the center from the base to the top of the tree. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Once all the 10 strips have been made, sprinkle each with the sugar mixture. Bake until golden.
- The last two strips use to make your mini stars for the top of the tree. If the strips are too narrow, then knead together, re roll with a rolling-pin and cut out. (or just leave an extra wide strip). Place the stars on the prepared baking sheet and bake until golden. Move to a wire rack to cool completely then dust well with powdered sugar.
- Place a star on the top of the tree and place the stick in a sturdy chocolate of choice.
Variations
Rather then using sugar and cinnamon you could spread the puff pastry with Nutella, chocolate spread, pistachio cream or even your favorite type of jam.
How To Store The Puff Pastry Treats
They are best when eaten the day they are baked, if you do have leftovers then store them in an airtight container and keep at room temperature. They will keep for a day or two.
More Puff Pastry Desserts You May Enjoy!
- Puff Pastry Apple Pie
- Easy Puff Pastry Tiramisu
- Cinnamon Sugar Puff Pastry Palmiers
- Chocolate Puff Pastry Braid
Recipe Tip
If you decide to use these Puff Pastry Christmas Trees as a place setting, then I would advise you to use a sturdy larger chocolate, I brought back some caramel chocolates, which were about an inch square from Canada and they worked out perfectly.
Whether you make these Puff Pastry Christmas Trees as simple cookies or as a place setting, I hope you enjoy them!
Puff Pastry Christmas Trees
Ingredients
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 roll puff pastry
- 10 large sturdy chocolates
EXTRAS
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 375F/190C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl combine well the sugar and cinnamon.
- Roll out the dough on a piece of parchment paper. Cut 12 strips lengthwise. Refrigerate for about 20-30 minutes. Remove the dough from the fridge and fold 10 strips of dough accordion style, start with a small amount and widening as you go (until you reach the end). (see video)
- Place a long skewer in the center from the base to the top of the tree. Place the trees on the prepared baking sheet. Once all 10 strips have been made, sprinkle with the sugar mixture. Bake for approximately 10-15 minutes or until golden. Remove from the pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
- The last 2 strips use to make your mini stars for the top of the tree. If the strips are too narrow, then knead them together, and re-roll with a rolling-pin and cut out. (or just leave an extra wide strip). Bake the stars for approximately 7-10 minutes or until golden. Remove the stars from the pan to a wire rack and let cool completely then dust well with powdered sugar.
- Place a star on the top of the tree and place the stick in a sturdy chocolate of choice. Enjoy!
Notes
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Recipe adapted from – Alberelli di Pasta Sfoglia
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Hi can you make these a couple of days before Christmas but not cook them until the day you need them?
Hi Shar, yes you can make them in advance, I wouldn’t go more than 1-2 days though. Merry Christmas!
Love the recipe! The only problem we had was one of the trees started to slide down the skewer. We experimented by adding a small piece of a maraschino cherry under the tree to hold it in place. Not only did it work but the cherry flavour mixed in with the cinnamon was absolutely delicious!
Hi Brian & Gena, thanks so much and so glad you like the recipe. Great idea to use the cherry! Have a great weekend.
W hat if Where I live, there’s no such puff pastry? How can I replace it?
Hi Carmen well I have a recipe for homemade, very easy or you could use regular pie dough, I’m sure that would work too. https://anitalianinmykitchen.com/puff-pastry/ Hope this helps. 🙂