If you have puff pastry in your freezer and need to throw together something in pinch, this is your dessert! You could add cinnamon to the sugar too!
Orecchie di Elefante-Palmier Cookies
1 sheet of puff pastry
2 cups granulated sugar
Preheat oven to 300 F. Follow the puff pastry defrosting directions. Lay out puff pastry sheet on a clean working surface. With a pastry brush, brush one side of the puff pastry with water. Sprinkle about a handful of sugar on the wet puff pastry.
Begin to roll the sheet but the horizontal ends of the sheet. Fold down each side until you reach the middle.
Right before cutting, toss a little more sugar over the roll and roll it around in the sugar. Cut into the rolls slices that are about 1 ½ inches thick.
Lay out the slices on a parchment lined cookie sheet. 
Bake for about 10minutes or until golden brown. Then raise the heat to 450 F for about 4 minutes. This will give the cookies a nice caramelized color.
While I was there, they were making pizza for the staff for their early lunch before the restaurant opens. San Marzano tomatoes and fresh mozzarella, on top of a light and crispy crust. Simple and delicious!
Enjoy the weekend with your family and friends. Enjoy the simpler things in life.
Take a moment to thank and remember the men and women that have served our country. Sometimes it's easy to forget that that is really what this holiday is about.
Thanks for sharing, Lora! It's fun to learn more about your family:) Love palmiers~ They're so fun to make!
Ciao Lora, I finally got a chance to look at this post. Loved reading about the restaurant and I hope you and Fabrizio will share more in the future. Magari un giorno avro' l'occasione di venire a trovarvi e cenare al vostro ristorante. xox
Thanks for sharing this little glimpse at another side of your life.
What an exciting night. The birth of a child and opening your dream restaurant.
Happy weekend, Lora
Lora, how does your chef husband stay so unround with his fab job and that beautiful restaurant? Thanks for sharing with us a bigger part of your life, your beautiful family and of course, those lovely palmiers and other cookies! Now I know why you always look so beautiful and happy!
What a fabulous post. Your family is lovely! Wishing you a healthy and fun summer.
Lora...so all this while you have hidden a good looking executive chef hubby from us !!! LOL! thanks for sharing your family stories with us 🙂 Can't wait for more sharing from the handsome chef 🙂 Btw, my Dorie's Around My French Table has arrived and I am looking forward to joining Dorie's French Fridays 🙂 A great book no doubt.
Have a nice day,
Elin
Hi Lora, what a great introduction! Your mom recently told me about your blog. Your husband's restaurant is beautiful and so is your blog and your family! Can't wait to poke around some more later.
Oh my sweet girl...this was such a fun post! You know I've been waiting for this one, and I'm drooling over that pizza. Your husband is quite the catch (and of course, he is a very lucky man) Thanks for sharing so many fun personal details with us tonight. Love you!
I can't believe you followed that car to the hospital! That's craziness.
Thanks for sharing details of your family. You're all lovely.
How many times a day do you hear how lucky you must be to have a chef for a husband?
Amy @ A Little Nosh
Can I tell you that tears came to my eyes looking at that photo of your darling children. I have a similar photo of my kids. About the same age difference too. Love this post & hearing more about your family. The pastries look wonderful! xo
A beautiful posting of love and joy and sweetness - right down to the delectable puff pastry. My son is mad I didn't name him after the Italian side of the family (Where we have our share of Luca and Dominick and Vincent - but what - pray tell woould an Italiam name be doing with a last name of "haas.?")
It was so great getting to know you and your family better Lora! Loved the story. Your restaurant looks beautiful and I bet the food is out of this world. Hope you're having a good weekend! xoxo
What a lovely post Lora, thank you for sharing little o bit of the other side of your life! Photos are awesome, and your family is adorable!!!
I love palmier and the rest of the baking looks so delicious. I wish my hubby can bake.
What an adorable photo of your daughter and son! The restaurant looks wonderful and if I ever get out that way again I will most certainly visit 🙂
Hope you and family are having a lovely weekend...
Happy Memorial Day weekend to you! Thank you for letting us take a closer look at your life. You are right about the simple things and what is important. BTW, yes, your hubby is very cute! 🙂
Hi Lora, thanks for sharing a personal side of your life and a wonderful simple recipe. I can imagine the restaurant is fabulous, if I was closer I would pop in for dinner;-)