It’s Hamantaschen Time!

Purim is coming up, time to make these delicious triangle shaped cookies.

My hat it has three corners, three corners has my hat, and had it not three corners, it would not be my hat!

Hamantaschen are shaped like the antagonist’s hat in the story of Purim, evil Haman! Boo!!! But his hat cookies are so yummy :/ Fill them with anything you like. I prefer Nutella or Cherry preserves, but really you can fill them with anything! Or go classic poppy seed if you are a traditionalist.

This recipe is adapted from the book, Jewish Cooking Boot Camp by Andrea Marks Carneiro and Roz Marks.

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Hamantaschen

Traditional pastry of Purim.

Prep Time

30 Minutes

Cook Time

20-25 Batch

Passive Time

2 Hours

Servings

Ingredients

• 3 cups Flour
• 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 10 tbs Unsalted Butter (Room Temperature) 1 1/4 sticks
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 3 large Eggs One for the egg wash
• 3 tbs Orange Juice
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla
• Preserves or filling of your choice

Prep Time 30 Minutes Cook Time 20-25 Batch Passive Time 2 Hours Servings Ingredients 3 cups Flour 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder 1/4 tsp Salt 10 tbs Unsalted Butter (Room Temperature) 1 1/4 sticks 1/2 cup Sugar 3 large Eggs One for the egg wash 3 tbs Orange Juice 1/2 tsp Vanilla Preserves or filling of your choice

Instructions

Dough Preparation

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
2. Beat butter until smooth, add sugar and beat until fluffy, add eggs and beat until completely mixed in.
3. Mix in the juice and vanilla.
4. Gradually mix in the flour mixture. Dough is a good consistency if it is not sticking to the sides. Do a quick knead on a floured surface until smooth and then place it in a covered bowl in the fridge for TWO HOURS.

Cookie Baking

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F and lightly grease two cookie sheets.
2. Remove one of the balls of dough from the fridge and roll out on a lightly floured surface to about 1/8 in. thick. Cut out circles with a 3 - 5 in. diameter using a cookie cutter, drinking glass, or Tupperware.
3. Spoon a tsp of preserves or filling of your choice. Brush on an egg wash to the circumference of the circle. Pinch or fold the edges of the dough together around the filling to form a triangle.
4. Place the hamantaschen about 1 in. apart on the cookie sheets and bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool theme on the sheets for 5 minutes and then let cool on wire racks.

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