# Pastelitos de Queso (Cream Cheese Pastries)

A delicious and authentic Cuban pastelito de queso made with just 4 ingredients.

- Total time: 20 min
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 8 oz softened room temperature cream cheese
- 1 package puff pastry sheets
- 1 large egg
- 0.5 cup water
- 0.5 cup turbinado sugar
- 0.5 cup sugar

## Instructions

1. Slice a block of softened room temperature cream cheese into long large logs.
2. Carefully spread a layer of coarse sugar (or turbinado sugar) on a cutting board or surface.
3. Roll out the thawed puff pastry sheet directly onto the sugar to ensure the sugar sticks directly to the dough and to remove any creases.
4. Cut the puff pastry sheet into 4 large squares.
5. Layer cream cheese logs in the middle of each square.
6. Brush egg wash (1 large egg + a splash of water) on the corners of each square.
7. Fold the pastry onto itself corner to corner, creating a cannoli-like shape.
8. Brush the outside of each rolled pastry with egg wash.
9. Sprinkle more coarse sugar on the outside of each pastry.
10. Transfer each pastelito onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
11. Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes until golden brown and slightly caramelized on the bottom.
12. While baking, prepare the glaze by boiling 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan for 5 minutes.
13. Once baked, give each pastelito a light brush of the prepared glaze over top.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- rolling pin
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- small saucepan
- brush

## Tips

- To tell apart different pastelitos without opening them, look at their shape and how they're rolled up.
- The pastelito de queso is often shaped like a cannoli and heavily coated with coarse sugar.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1JEuXmW8jC/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b0f891c0-0acd-4a5c-906b-f930f5b18bd8
- Extracted: 2025-09-06

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