Cherry Cheese Puff Treats (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Main Components
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1 sheet defrosted puff pastry
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8 ounces cream cheese, left out until soft
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1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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4 tablespoons granulated sugar
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1½ cups ready-made cherry pie filling
→ Added Extras
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1 egg beaten with 2 tablespoons water for brushing
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Chocolate flakes for garnish (if desired)
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Confectioners' sugar for sprinkling
# Instructions:
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Turn your oven on to 400°F and put parchment on a cookie sheet. Sprinkle some flour on your counter and roll the thawed pastry into a 12x9-inch flat rectangle.
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Slice the dough down the middle lengthwise to get two 4½-inch wide strips, then cut each strip into three equal parts for six total pieces. Make a small border on each piece with a knife and poke the middles with a fork to keep them flat.
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Stir the cream cheese with the sugar and vanilla until it's completely smooth. Put about 2-3 spoonfuls in the middle part of each pastry square, making sure to stay inside the marked border.
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Drop roughly 6 cherries onto each cream cheese portion. Brush the edges of the pastry with your egg mixture.
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Pop them in the oven for 20 minutes, turning the tray around halfway. They should puff up at the edges and turn a nice golden color. Let them cool on a wire rack.
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Right before you serve them, add a light dusting of confectioners' sugar and scatter some chocolate flakes on top if you want. They're great when slightly warm or cooled down.
# Notes:
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You can eat these pastries warm or cool
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Make sure your puff pastry is thawed but still cool when you handle it