Hamantaschen, Lazy

megnbrycesmom's Note:

This recipe is originally from the "Jewish Holiday Do-book", though I found it on a Jewish recipe site. This is how I make Hamantaschen with my kids! So easy!

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 60 cookies

• 1 cup butter , softened (or butter-flavored margarine)
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 4 cups flour
• jam (or other fillings) or chocolate chips (or other fillings)

Directions:

1. Beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla together. Add flour.
2. Form into 3" logs, wrap and freeze.
3. Before making, remove from freezer and let thaw slightly. Slice in 1/4" slices.
4. Put some filling in the center of each slice.
5. Fold each "cicle" into a triangular shape, pinching the edges closed. Note that the dough needs to have defrosted all the way to fold it.
6. I put the cookies on a cookie sheet covered in parchment paper. That way, you can use a sharpie to write whose cookie is whose on the paper.
7. Bake at 350°F until done, about 20 minutes.

Reviews

[Chef #1011127]

here is my beef with this recipe. i refrigerated the dough and took it out the next day. i rolled it out. it was extremely difficult to roll out. had to use your entire weight to roll out. no joke. i used a variety of fillings. nutella, nutella with choc chips, choc chips alone, and strawberry jam. most of them didnt stay sealed. i sealed them well and they opened up. so i took a dab of water and tried to seal them using a bit of water on all the edges. they still opened up. they look like...well you know. they taste ok but dont think i would use this recipe again. too difficult to work with, didnt come our right.

[Sydney Mike]

Made this recipe as given & with 3 different fillings ~ One was with just some semisweet chocolate, another with orange marmalade & chocolate together, & the last 1/3 with raspberry jam! All equally tasty, I thought! Then I set aside 6 of each to keep here & enjoy, while letting my other half take them to a weekly meeting he attends! Another time I might just do some with a date or raisin filling as well! Thanks for sharing the recipe! [Made & reviewed in healthy Choices ABC tag]

[Chef #1561735]

just made the dough....so far it is the best dough i have ever worked with-so soft and pleasant to weork with thank you...