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  4. Store-Bought Dough Makes These Flaky Puff Pastry Recipes a Total Snap

Store-Bought Dough Makes These Flaky Puff Pastry Recipes a Total Snap

Zoe Denenberg
By Zoe Denenberg Updated October 18, 2021
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Skillet Pot Pie with Chicken and Spring Vegetables
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Lydia Pursell; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer

Over the holidays, we keep our freezers stocked with easy, versatile ingredients that are sure to come in handy for a last-minute potluck dish or an easy cocktail-hour appetizer. You'd be surprised at the multitude of uses you'll find for frozen tater tots and frozen corn. Frozen sheets of puff pastry are another surprising holiday essential—they're an easy way to dress up any meal. Typically, we'd advocate for making our own pastry, but when we're in a pinch, this frozen dough is the next best thing. Its flaky layers rise in the oven to create the signature pillowy, buttery puff of pastry. This dough is endlessly versatile—it can be used to top family-friendly pot pies or stacked to form a layered napoleon dessert. It can be twisted into luxurious cheese straws for a no-fuss, last-minute party appetizer or form the base of an indulgent tomato tart. We even have extra-festive uses for this dough that range from sweet (Cinnamon-Sugar Christmas Tree) to savory (Christmas Tree Spinach Dip). With this collection of creative recipes, you're sure to find a use for that box of puff pastry this holiday season. So on your pre-holiday grocery trip, pick up a box of puff pastry to keep in your freezer. When you're entertaining in a pinch, it's sure to come in handy. 

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Pear-and-Brie Puff Pastry Tarts

Pear-and-Brie Puff Pastry Tarts
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Pear-and-Brie Puff Pastry Tarts

This beautiful fall appetizer features firm Anjou pears, fresh rosemary, and decadent brie cheese wrapped in a puff pastry crust.

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Skillet Pot Pie with Chicken and Spring Vegetables

Skillet Pot Pie with Chicken and Spring Vegetables
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Lydia Pursell; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer

Recipe: Skillet Pot Pie with Chicken and Spring Vegetables

In search of the perfect weeknight dinner to feed the whole family? Look no further than this Skillet Pot Pie.

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Puff Pastry Braids

Peanut Butter and Jelly Puff Pastry Braids
Credit: Greg DuPree

Recipe: Peanut Butter and Jelly Puff Pastry Braids

The humble sandwich gets a mega upgrade. 

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Mushroom Puffs

Mushroom Puffs
Credit: Jennifer Davick

Recipe: Mushroom Puffs

These mushroom puffs may look fancy, but they're one of our favorite easy party appetizers.

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Creamy Chicken and Bacon with Herbed Puff Pastry

Creamy Chicken and Bacon with Herbed Puff Pastry
Credit: Greg DuPree

Recipe: Creamy Chicken and Bacon with Herbed Puff Pastry

Dole out portions of your chicken-and-bacon mixture, then top each dish with a personal puff pastry square. It's the ultimate family-friendly, portable, deconstructed chicken pot pie.

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Creamy Vegetable Pot Pie

Creamy Spring Vegetable Pot Pie
Credit: Johnny Autry; Food and Prop Styling: Charlotte L. Autry

Recipe: Creamy Vegetable Pot Pie

You don't need chicken to make a swoon-worthy pot pie. This one bubbles with the best of them—and aren't we in it for the puff pastry, anyway?

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Christmas Tree Spinach Dip Breadsticks

Christmas Tree Spinach Dip Breadsticks
Credit: Caitlin Bensel

Recipe: Christmas Tree Spinach-Dip Breadsticks

Turn spinach dip into an interactive, festive appetizer with this fun Christmas tree design.

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Squash Tart

Squash Tart
Credit: Greg DuPree; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Cat Steele

Recipe: Squash Tart

Puff pastry forms the base of this raw squash tart that highlights fresh summer produce. Not squash season? No problem—substitute for the seasonal vegetable of your choice.

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Herbed Tomato Tart

Herbed Tomato Tart
Credit: Becky Luigart Stayner

Recipe: Herbed Tomato Tart

Puff pastry forms the base of this bright, fresh Tomato Tart.

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Orange Palmiers

Orange Palmiers
Credit: Iain Bagwell

Recipe: Orange Palmiers

These pastry twists may look impressive, but they're actually sinfully simple—all it takes is four ingredients to make these photo-worthy palmiers.

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Prosciutto-and-Manchego Cheese Straws

Prosciutto-and-Manchego Cheese Straws
Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Prop Styling: Karin Olsen; Food Styling: William Smith

Recipe: Prosciutto-and-Manchego Cheese Straws

These fun, homemade cheese straws make an ideal last-minute party appetizer. You'll want to make an extra batch to snack on throughout the holiday season.

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Skillet Chicken Pot Pie with Leeks and Mushrooms

Skillet Chicken Pot Pie with Leeks and Mushrooms
Credit: Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Torie Cox; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke

Recipe: Skillet Chicken Pot Pie with Leeks and Mushrooms

A sheet of puff pastry caramelizes to a gorgeous golden-brown color atop this classic skillet pot pie.

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Cinnamon-Sugar Christmas Tree

Cinnamon-Sugar Christmas Tree
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Recipe: Cinnamon-Sugar Christmas Tree

Your guests can twist off "branches" of this Cinnamon-Sugar Christmas Tree to make an extra-easy pull-apart holiday dessert.

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French Onion Puff Pastry Bites

French Onion Puff Pastry Bites
Credit: Alison Gootee; Styling: Suzonne Stirling

Recipe: French Onion Puff Pastry Bites

If you love French onion soup because of the bread, then you'll love these little bites. Puff pastry squares envelope a caramelized onion filling and make for an appetizer people won't be able to stop talking about.

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Puff Pastry Summer Fruit Slab Pie

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Credit: Jen Causey; Food Styling: Karen Rankin; Prop Styling: Kashara Johnson

Recipe: Puff Pastry Summer Fruit Slab Pie

Throw that fluffy scoop of whipped mascarpone on top and we are here for it.

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Blueberry Galette

Blueberry Galette
Credit: Photographer Victor Protasio, Food Stylist Ali Ramee, Prop Stylist Heather Chadduck

Recipe: Blueberry Galette

Golden puff pastry encases hot, bubbling, juicy blueberry filling in the epitome of a summer dessert.

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Cacio e Pepe Puffs

Cacio e Pepe Puffs
Credit: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners

Recipe: Cacio e Pepe Puffs

If you love the pasta, then these delightful puffs will fly right off your sideboard. Don't skimp on cheese.

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    1 of 17 Pear-and-Brie Puff Pastry Tarts
    2 of 17 Skillet Pot Pie with Chicken and Spring Vegetables
    3 of 17 Peanut Butter and Jelly Puff Pastry Braids
    4 of 17 Mushroom Puffs
    5 of 17 Creamy Chicken and Bacon with Herbed Puff Pastry
    6 of 17 Creamy Vegetable Pot Pie
    7 of 17 Christmas Tree Spinach Dip Breadsticks
    8 of 17 Squash Tart
    9 of 17 Herbed Tomato Tart
    10 of 17 Orange Palmiers
    11 of 17 Prosciutto-and-Manchego Cheese Straws
    12 of 17 Skillet Chicken Pot Pie with Leeks and Mushrooms
    13 of 17 Cinnamon-Sugar Christmas Tree
    14 of 17 French Onion Puff Pastry Bites
    15 of 17 Puff Pastry Summer Fruit Slab Pie
    16 of 17 Blueberry Galette
    17 of 17 Cacio e Pepe Puffs

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