Cinnamon Palmiers

Sprinkle a flat work surface with 1/4 cup sugar; unfold puff pastry over sugar and roll out to a 15x10-inch rectangle.

Brush pastry with butter.

Mix 1/3 cup sugar, cinnamon, and cardamom in a small bowl; sprinkle evenly over buttered pastry.

Starting with a long edge of the pastry, roll pastry tightly around filling, stopping in the middle.

Repeat with the opposite edge, meeting the first roll.

Put a little water onto your finger and dot along the long edges that come together; press gently so the two rolled edges stay together.

Refrigerate until slightly firm, 5 to 10 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Cut pastry into 1/4-inch slices.

Arrange slices on prepared baking sheet about 1 inch apart.

Bake in preheated oven until golden and crisp, about 12 minutes.

Allow cookies to rest on baking sheet for 1 minute before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.