French Palmier Cookies

Palmiers are a type of French pastry––our recipe uses a homemade rough puff pastry. They’re easy to make, and you can create any savory or sweet flavor!

Savory Palmiers with Bacon, Gruyère, and Caramelized Onions

Savory palmiers filled with bacon, Gruyère, caramelized onions, and a touch of cream-style horseradish are a convenient and versatile puff pastry appetizer. Prep in advance and freeze for easy baking!

French in a Flash: Provençal Sablés

These shortbread cookies, or sablés, are savory with the Provençal flavors of Parmesan, rosemary, and thyme. Perfect to devour with a bottle of rosé.

Olive Oil Pistachio Biscotti

These cookies pair fruity olive oil with earthy pistachios to make a salty-sweet treat.

Spinach and Artichoke Puff Pastry Swirls (Pinwheels)

The ultimate appetizer for any occasion, these Spinach and Artichoke Puff Pastry Swirls (or Pinwheels) are perfect. They encompass the flavors of spinach and artichoke dip in a delicate bite.

Cheesy Papillons

During fun holiday get-togethers, serve cheesy puffs of savory pastry instead of bread in big baskets down the center of the table.

Ham and Cheese Puffs

This ham and cheese puff pastry recipe is great for passing around at gatherings! Super quick to make, fantastic to prepare ahead.

Blitz Puff Pastry

Homemade puff pastry is so much better than store bought. This easier version produces the same layered effect but without the stress of a traditional recipe.

French in a Flash: Salmon en Croûte with Rosemary and Asparagus

The French version of the "complete meal in a box" is the en croûte ("in crust"). Consider puff pastry your packing material. Then pack everything you need for your meal—your protein, your vegetable, your sauce—inside, with the package doubling as your carb. Foolproof. Genius, even.

Spanokopita-Style Hand Pies

[Photograph: Max Falkowitz] A really good spinach pie is harder to make than it seems. The spinach and cheese must be balanced, neither overwhelming the other. The pie shouldn't be too rich or too watery, and the flavors should be...