Short on time but craving something delicious? These quick-to-make tiny filled dessert pastries wrap richness and flavor into every bite without overwhelming your kitchen duties. ...get the recipe
Fun Food Holidays™
December 9th, 2025 is National Pastry Day

There are many types of pastries, like flaky, shortcrust, phyllo, or puff pastry. CDK offers recipes that call for each type, and can help you to fill out your Holiday baked goods menu with pastry entrees like meat pies or innumerable desserts such as pies, tarts, Danishes, and more.
Imagine yourself a pastry chef for a day, today, National Pastry Day!
Recipes to celebrate National Pastry Day
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KolackyServes/Makes 12 / Ready In: 1-2 hrs
Made with water, butter, cream cheese, vanilla extract, flour, salt, fruit spread, egg ...get the recipe
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Bear Claws With Chocolate FillingServes/Makes 8 / Ready In: 1-2 hrs
Made with pecans, egg, frozen roll dough, flour, butter, brown sugar, semisweet chocolate chips, shredded coconut ...get the recipe
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Profiteroles With Chocolate SauceServes/Makes 12 / Ready In: 1-2 hrs
Homemade profiteroles are a bit of work, but boy are they worth it. The pastries and decadent chocolate sauce are too perfect to mess with, but you can switch up the ice cream flavor. ...get the recipe
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Pain Au ChocolatServes/Makes 12 / Ready In: > 5 hrs
Pain au chocolat, a classic French pastry made of flaky puff pastry dough filled with chocolate. With this recipe, you can recreate the flavors and textures of this beloved pastry in your own kitchen. ...get the recipe
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Puff Pastry Apple And Raisin StrudelServes/Makes 4 / Ready In: 1-2 hrs
You don't have to be a French pastry chef to look like one. Wow your family and friends with this easy-to-follow recipe and watch their surprise as they bite into the heavenly flaky crust. ...get the recipe
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Palmiers (Elephant Ears)Serves/Makes 40 / Ready In: 1-2 hrs
Puff pastry makes these elephant ears so easy - no messy flour to deal with. Plus, these are baked instead of deep fried so they are lower in fat than their from-scratch counterparts. ...get the recipe
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