Quick Cinnamon Snails – Oma's Zimtschnecken
These Cinnamon Snails use frozen puff pastry. Quick and simple, these are great additions to your holiday dessert tray, as well as for everyday.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 32 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 package frozen puff pastry (about ¾ pound), thawed
- ¼ cup butter, melted and cooled
- 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 400°F.
- 2
Remove dough from fridge about 10 minutes before using to let it warm slightly.
- 3
Mix sugar and cinnamon.
- 4
Roll dough out onto parchment paper to a rectangle, about 16 x 10 inches.
- 5
Brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with sugar/cinnamon mixture, reserving 1 tablespoon of mixture.
- 6
Start rolling from the long side. Cut into 'snails' by cutting into ½-inch slices.
- 7
Place 'snails' onto parchment paper lined cookie sheets. Mix egg. Brush egg over 'snails'. Sprinkle with remaining sugar/cinnamon mixture.
- 8
Bake about 12 - 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- 9
Let cool on cookie rack.