Nutella-filled Puff Pastry Cookies / makes 9 cookies
Easily doubled----puff pastry bakes up buttery and flaky.
Ing 1 puff pastry sheet 1 small egg 2 tsp water 5 tsp Nutella 5 tsp p/butter icing sugar for dusting
Steps Egg Wash: Whisk egg w/ fork. Add water and whisk. W/ sharp knife, cut thawed pastry into 9 squares, about 4" each. One at a time, place pastry squares on parchment squares. Brush edges w/ egg wash. Place about 1/2 tsp Nutella in center; top w/ 1/2 tsp p/butter.
Bring 4 corners together, then repeat for sides. Shape into ball then flip, folded side down. Lightly press w/ fingers to flatten a bit. W/ sharp knife cut 8 petals; twist petals 45 deg, all to the same side; filling should now be visible. Bake golden in oven center 400 deg 15 min. Cool on counter. Dust w/ conf.