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Hamantaschen Cookie Recipe
Make colorful triangle shaped hamantaschen cookies at home with my tender, orange-flavored dough and your favorite jams and poppy seed filling
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Chilling Time
30 mins
Total Time
57 mins
Servings: 36
Calories: 161 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Israeli
Ingredients
Dough
- 3 eggs (room temperature)
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup oil
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Fillings
- 12 oz apricot jam OR
- 12 oz strawberry jam OR
- 12 oz Nutella chocolate spread OR
- 12 oz poppy seed filling
Instructions
Dough
- In a large bowl or stand mixer whisk eggs and sugar until blended. Add oil and whisk for a minute, it should thicken. Whisk in water, vanilla and orange zest.
- Add baking powder, salt and 2 cups of flour, mixing with spoon or spatula until the dough starts to come together. Stir in remaining 3 cups flour and mix until dough forms and there is no dry flour. Cover and refrigerate for an 30 minutes.
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Assembly
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Roll out dough to a 1/4-inch thickness, and using a cup or 3-inch round cookie cutter, cut out circles. Gather dough scraps and roll them out again and repeat cutting circles for about 3 dozen.
- Place a teaspoon of filling in the center of each circle. Bring up the 3 corners and pinch dough firmly together to form a triangle, allowing filling to be exposed. Place on cookie sheet. (See Note 1)
- Bake for 15-17 minutes and bottom is golden. Let cool on wire rack.
Notes
- To ensure the corners from not splitting you can use an egg wash. After forming the Hamantaschen cookies with the filling, brush all sides and corners of each cookie before baking.
Nutrition Information
Calories
161kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
14mg
(5%)
Sodium
77mg
(3%)
Potassium
33mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
39IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
27mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 161
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 161kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 14mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 77mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 33mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 39IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.