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Hamantaschen Cookie Recipe

This delicious Hamantaschen cookie recipe features a buttery dough filled with fruit preserves or poppy seed filling. The dough is made by combining flour, baking powder, salt, butter, sugar, egg and vanilla extract. After chilling the dough, it's rolled out, cut into circles, filled with your choice of filling, and shaped into a triangle. The cookies are baked until golden brown and allowed to cool before serving. Perfect for celebrating Purim, these cookies are a sweet reminder of God's faithfulness and protection. The recipe yields approximately 24 cookies.
Course Dessert
Keyword Hamantaschen Cookies, Purim
Prep Time 25 minutes
Chill Time 1 hour
Servings 24 cookies
Author Wolterman Homestead

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups Organic All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt Redmond Real Salt is a great choice!
  • 1 cup Unsalted Butter Softened
  • 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 cup Fruit Preserves Grape, Apricot, Raspberry, or Strawberry or Poppy Seed filling (you can find these at most grocery stores)

Instructions

  • Preparing the Dough: In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
  • Add the egg and vanilla extract to the butter mixture and beat until smooth.
  • Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until a dough forms. You may need to use your hands to bring the dough together. If it’s too sticky, add a little more flour.
  • Chill the Dough: Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour or overnight. This helps make the dough easier to handle when shaping.
  • Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Shape the Cookies: Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface to about ¼-inch thickness.
  • Use a round cookie cutter (about 3 inches in diameter) to cut out circles from the dough.
  • Place a teaspoon of your chosen filling in the center of each circle.
  • To form the traditional three-cornered shape, fold the edges of the dough toward the center to form a triangle, pinching the edges together. Make sure the corners are sealed well to prevent the filling from spilling out while baking.
  • Bake the Cookies: Place the shaped cookies on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.
  • Allow the cookies to cool on a wire rack. Serve and enjoy!