Hamantaschen

Fill these small triangular cookies with the filling of your choice: fruit jelly, dried fruit, poppy seed filling, chocolate chips, or even brownie mix.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 72 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ cup margarine, softened
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed
• ⅓ cup poppy seed filling, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.

Step 2

Mix flour, sugar, and baking powder together in a large bowl. Cut in margarine with 2 knives or a pastry blender. Add eggs and vanilla extract; mix well until dough comes together and is smooth. If dough is sticky, add more flour.

Step 3

Roll out dough on floured work surface until it is about 1/4-inch thick. Press the rim of a glass into flour and then into the dough to cut out circles.

Step 4

Place 1/2 teaspoon filling into the center of each circle. Fold up the 3 sides into a triangle shape, pinching the sides together tightly to seal. Transfer cookies to baking sheets.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are golden brown, about 25 minutes.