What are those butterfly pastries called?

Question

The left side is a mirror of the right, and each side consists of crunchy flaky dough rolled out very thin and made into an oval spiral. The cookies are cut about a half an inch thick, several inches around, and are sweet. I've always heard them called "butterfly cookies", but I can't find a recipe anywhere.

Thanks!

Answer 1

People make these using puff pastry dough.

You can do just about anything to them, from adding a cinnamon/sugar layer to preserves of any sort. Rolling

them from opposite sides, slice and bake. It's sort of

fun to just experiment. Buy a package of puff pastry and

fun with it! Bake as directed on the package.  

Answer 2

Palmiers!

They are so yummy with coffee!

I've used epicurious.com's recipe with repeat success.  So easy, yet SO fancy-looking that I feel (sometimes) ashamed to take all the compliments when I serve them at get-togethers!

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/v...

Answer 3

I've always known them as Elephant Ears.

http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1813,1531...

Answer 4

Palmiers.

The whole foods grocery had those with their freshly baked pastries and muffins and bagels last time I saw.

Find a bakery that sells vie de france products...they have the best palmiers.  They make plain and almond.

I used to work in a little french bakery that sold palmiers, so I know how to make them.  Pal-mee-YAYS