Easy Puff Pastry Cream Horns Recipe  

These delicious and elegant little sweet treats are a perfect dessert for holidays, weddings, baby showers, or other occasions. When I was little, I always requested these for my birthday treat!

ARE THESE CREAM HORNS, LADY LOCKS OR CLOTHESPIN COOKIES?

All three names are correct! Cream Horns Growing up in Wisconsin, we always called these treats cream horns. It wasn’t until I started researching this cream horns recipe that I learned these cream-filled pastries go by other names too. Lady Locks According to this article, in New England (especially the Pittsburgh area), the cream horn is called a Lady Lock and is a common showpiece on cookie tables at weddings. Clothespin Cookies You may also find these small pastries with cream filling referred to as clothespin cookies. They got their name from the method originally used to create the pastry cones.

INGREDIENTS AND TOOLS FOR CREAM HORN FILLING

– Vegetable shortening or butter flavored Crisco – Butter – Powdered sugar  – Milk or heavy cream – Vanilla extract or paste – Salt

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Preheat oven

Heat the oven to 400 degrees. At this time, also grab a baking sheet and cover it with parchment paper

Prepare Puff Pastry Dough

Lightly flour your clean work surface to prevent sticking. Unfold a sheet of puff pastry dough. If needed, gently roll the dough with a rolling pin to ensure the dough is even. Use a pizza cutter to cut strips of dough. Each dough strip should be about 3/4″.

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Wrap Pastry Strips Around Mold

Spray your store-bought metal mold or homemade aluminum foil mold with non-stick cooking spray. Wrap strips of dough around each mold, making sure the layers are slightly overlapping. After you’ve reached the end of the mold, gentle press the end to the top layer of pastry to prevent it from popping off while baking.

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Bake The Horns

Place the assembled cones onto a greased baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake them in the preheated oven for about 18 minutes or until light golden brown, then remove from the oven. Remove from the baking sheet and transfer carefully to a wire rack.

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