These Raspberry Jam Puff Pastries are super easy homemade Christmas treats! Delicious holiday pastries filled with raspberry jam, and shaped into edible Christmas gifts! They’re perfect for holiday gift giving!
THE EASIEST HOMEMADE PASTRY RECIPE EVER
The cutenessssss! Don’t you love these? ‘Cause I sure DO!
Could I BE any more excited to tell you about pastries shaped like Christmas gifts? (<—-read it in the voice of Chandler Bing) No, I definitely cannot.
But. HI! HEY! HELLO! How are you? Happy Christmas Eve Eve! Are you out and about, still? Or are you wrapping up the presents? Can you take a break, grab a coffee, and come chat with me? It’s always worth it, I promise!
I’m fairly certain that your recipe box is filled with Holiday cookie recipes, I know, but aren’t you loving this playful pastry? Ain’t it adorable? Does it not remind you of the perfect nibble to serve with coffee or even drinks?
I have always had a fondness for jam-filled pastries:
Exhibit A) Strawberry Cream Cheese Pastries,
Exhibit B) Roasted Berries Tart,
Exhibit C) Phyllo Raspberry Pop Tarts
…and that probably has a lot to do with where I come from, my beautiful Macedonia. Around the holidays, we are all about the “kolači” (kolacky) and less about the classical sugar cookie. In fact, I don’t think we even have a recipe for sugar cookies. 🤔
Thus, in my latest installment of recreating a classic, I made this super-easy puff pastry cookie, which involves frozen puff pastry dough and jam. That’s it. Aaaand an egg wash, plus a sprinkle of powdered sugar for looks.
Aaaand a bit of cutting around to make it look like a bow , or even a holy cross, according to my dad.
HOW TO MAKE RASPBERRY PUFF PASTRIES
Here’s what; so long as you follow my very simple process, these puff pastries will come together in no time. Follow the photo instructions and you should be on your merry way to a merry cookie on a very Merry Christmas! 😃
- Lay the frozen puff pastry sheet on a clean work surface.
- Unfold the puff pastry and cut it into nine equal squares.
- With a sharp knife, score L-shaped cuts at the corners of each pastry square.
- Place a bit of jam onto the center of each puff pastry.
- Take the outer corner of each puff pastry and fold over into the middle.
- Bake for 13 to 14 minutes, or until they puff up and the edges are golden.
TA-DAHM! Nothin’ to it! 😉
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Raspberry Jam Filled Puff Pastries Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 puff pastry sheet, (found in your grocer's frozen section)
- 4 tablespoons raspberry or strawberry jam
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- Powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400˚F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or Silpat.
- Lay the frozen puff pastry sheet on a clean work surface and allow it to thaw for 10 minutes. Do not unfold the dough until it's thawed out, but make sure it is still cold when you do.
- Unfold the puff pastry and cut it into nine equal squares.
- With a sharp knife, score L-shaped cuts at the corners of each pastry square, as shown in the pictures.
- Place about 1 teaspoon of jam onto the center of each puff pastry.
- Take the outer corner of each puff pastry and fold over into the middle. Do this with all four corners, shaping the folds into a bow.
- In a small bowl, beat the egg with 1 tablespoon of water and brush the edges of the pastries with a pastry brush.
- Bake for 13 to 14 minutes, or until they puff up and the edges are golden.
- Remove from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack.
- Dust with powdered sugar and serve.
Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.
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Originally published on December 23, 2015. Updated on December 2, 2020.
30 Min
Slow Cooker
Freezer Friendly
One Pot
Low Carb
Instant Pot
Gluten Free
Keto
Chicken
Beef
I can’t wait to try these. They look fantastic and so easy to make. But will they be just the same if I make them with jelly instead of jam? We just prefer jelly.
Yeah, that will work, too. Enjoy! 😊
These are really adorable!! My kids will surely enjoy making and eating these!
Thank you so much! I hope you and your kids enjoy them! 🙂
Hi,
I am so glad you posted this recipe. I grew up making kolacky too. I am looking forward to making these delicious Raspberry Jam Puff Pastries. I just picked up some homemade spicy mango jam I am going to use.
Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Sincerely,
Gail
These look amazing! I am adding them to my weekend baking list!
Thank YOU! I hope you enjoy them! 🙂
These are exactly what I’ve been looking for Katerina… amazing! The perfect vessel for the strawberry jam I made last week.
Question: could you suggest the best way to store these please so I can make them a day ahead?
Another great recipe – so many of yours have become faves in our house!
Cheers… and Merry Christmas!
Yay! I’m happy to know that, thank you! 🤗
Puff pastry is best if served on the same day that it was baked. If you have to make it the day before, store the baked pastries in an airtight container, then the next day you can crisp them up a bit by sliding them into the oven (preheated at 325˚F) and heat them up for several minutes.
I hope this helps.
Merry Christmas to you and to yours! ❤️
Wonderful recipe! But could you explain how we get Raspberry pastries from strawberry jam?
OMG thank you for catching that! 😁 It’s supposed to say raspberry OR strawberry jam… or any red colored jam for that matter. 😊 Thank you, though!
These look so cute and tasty! Can’t wait to make and eat these
These look so delicious and tasty! I can’t wait to give these a try! So pretty and festive!
I hope you enjoy them! Thank YOU! 🙂
This looks amazing! I just love anything covered in powdered sugar.
Thank YOU! I hope you enjoy it! 🙂
What a beautiful treat for the holidays! Definitely giving these a try; will make great gifts this year too!
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy them! 🙂
Thanks for showing us step by step how to cut the shape. They turned out beautifully!
I am very glad you enjoyed them! Thank YOU! 🙂
Good to find a 5 star rating where the comment indicates that the reader has actually tried the recipe first!
Adding these to my baking line up for this holiday season! These look too good to pass up!
I hope you enjoy them! Thank YOU! 🙂
can you make these a day in advance? if so, how do you store them?
This was wonderful. Just made some to take as a hostess gift. I was looking for something to make that would use some fresh strawberry jam that I had recently made.
Only one hint for others making this. Go out and buy fresh puff pastry. If you have some that has been in your freezer for a while, some of the edges might be a little dried out. In this case, if you still decide to use what you have, consider trimming the dry parts, as you want the edges nice and soft for making the pretty top.
Thanks for sharing this!
So pretty. and it seems fairly easy to make. Great for around the holidays. Very festive!
The for the tutorial, I wasn’t sure of the folding.
These are BEAUTIFUL! I love the pattern you created. I basically want to be you! Have a very Merry Christmas friend!
These are seriously lovely. Like, need to be made ASAP lovely. On my to-make list now!!
These are so pretty! Don’t you just love that OXO duster!
um… gorgeous and these are genius! so making them for new years eve!
Beautiful! Such a perfect Christmas goodie – gorgeous pics, too!
What a festive shaping idea. I knew what they were even before reading the post and I’m usually pretty dense about those things. Adorable icing sugar dispenser.
May you and your family
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.