Mini Elephant Ears

• Sugar
• 1/2 (17 1/4 ounce) package frozen puff pastry (1 sheet) -- thawed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Heat oven to 375º. Lightly grease cookie sheet. Sprinkle sugar over

kitchen counter or breadboard. Roll pastry into 1/8-inch-thick rectangle, 12 × 9 1/2 inches, on sugared surface. Mark a line lengthwise down center of rectangle. Fold long sides of rectangle toward center line, leaving 1/4 inch uncovered at center. Fold rectangle lengthwise in half to form strip, 12 × 2 1/2 inches, pressing pastry together.

Cut strip crosswise into 1/4-inch slices. Mix 1/2 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Coat slices with sugar mixture. Place about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, turning after 5 minutes, until cookies begin to turn golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.