Sleeping Gingerbread Treats

Ingredients

• 1 sheet prepared puff pastry
• 9 chocolates squares
• 9 gingerbreads men cookies
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon water

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment.

2. 2

   Cut a sheet of puff pastry into 9 rectangles that are twice as tall as gingerbread men cookies, and twice as wide. Space rectangles out on the prepared baking sheet.

3. 3

   Center a chocolate square on the upper third of each pastry rectangle, leaving a border of pastry uncovered at top and sides.

4. 4

   Layer a gingerbread man cookie on top, so that the head of gingerbread cookie rests on the chocolate piece like a "pillow".

5. 5

   For egg wash, whisk egg with water in a small bowl.

6. 6

   Fold lower part of pastry rectangle up over the "body" of gingerbread man cookie to make a "blanket." Crimp the sides and bottom of pastry with a fork. Brush pastry with egg wash.

7. 7

   Bake pastries in the preheated oven until light golden brown, 13 to 15 minutes.

8. 8

   Sprinkle with powdered sugar.