Heavenly Hamantashen - What you’ll need…

For the dough -

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

  • 2/3 cup sugar

  • 1 large egg, room temperature

  • 1 tsp vanilla

  • 1 tsp grated orange zest

  • 2 1/4 cups flour

  • 1/4 tsp salt

  • 1-5 tsp water (if needed


For the filling -

  • Apricot Jam

  • Chocolate chips

  • Poppy seed filling (look for it in the baking section of the supermarket)

  • Nutella

  • S’mores

  • Whatever your can dream up!


Tools -

  • Large Mixing Bowl

  • Measuring spoons

  • Hand or Stand Mixer

  • Rolling Pin

  • Round Cookie Cutter or Biscuit Cutter

  • Baking Sheet

 

Steps-

  • Cube the butter (ideally room temperature) and add it large mixing bowl.

  • Add sugar and used handheld mixer to combine.

  • Add egg, vanilla, and orange zest, mix to combine.

  • Add flour and salt. Mix until dough becomes a shaggy mess.

  • Turn out onto work surface and knead until dough comes together. If you dough is too dry, add 1 tsp of water at a time.

  • Wrap dough in plastic wrap and let sit in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. Ideally let it rest for 3 hours before moving on to the next step.

  • About 30 minutes prior to shaping and baking, remove dough from the refrigerator.

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  • Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

  • Unwrap dough and place on a lightly floured work surface.

  • Using a rolling pin, roll dough until it’s approximate 1/4 inch thick.

  • Turn dough over.

  • Using a 3 inch cookie cutter, cut dough into discs and place on lined baking sheet.

  • Keep shaping and rolling dough until you’ve filled your baking sheet or run out of dough.

  • Add 1/2 tsp of filling to the center of each disc.

  • Gently fold the circle into a triangle, pinching the corners to form a seal.

  • Once all cookies are formed, put in oven and bake for 10-25 minutes, until cookies are golden brown.

  • Let cool.

  • Eat, share, enjoy!