Hamentashen season is here!

Hamentashen season is here!  I made three batches - enough for treats for my office, Adam's office, our Purim baskets and of course US!


This generally works better if you make the dough the night before and refrigerate it overnight.

Ingredients
3 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
¾ cup vegetable oil
2 ½ tsp vanilla extract
½ cup orange juice
5 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 TBS baking powder
1 cup fruit preserves, any flavor

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350˚. Grease cookie sheets.

2. In a large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until light & fluffy. Stir in the oil, vanilla and orange juice. Combine the flour and baking powder, stir into the batter to form a stiff dough. If dough is not stiff enough to roll out, stir in more flour. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough out to ¼ inch thickness. Cut into circles using a cookie cutter or the rim of a drinking glass. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets. Spoon about 2 tsp. of preserves into the center of each one. Pinch the edges to make 3 corners.

3. Bake for 12-15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned. Allow cookies to cool for 1 minute on the cookie sheet before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Makes about 5-6 dozen cookies.

From the Temple Emanuel Sisterhood Cookbook