Hamantaschen Cookies
 
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Ingredients
  • Dough:
  • ½ cup vegetable shortening
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ cup orange juice
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 4 ½ cups flour
  • Egg Wash:
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • Filling:
  • Selection of store-bought fruit jellies, hazelnut-chocolate spread, dulce de leche, poppyseed paste
Instructions
  1. Using standup mixer, combine first seven ingredients on low until a creamy yellow consistency.
  2. In a separate bowl, combine last three ingredients.
  3. Gradually add the dry ingredient mixture to standup mixer while on low.
  4. A thick cookie dough will form.
  5. Once dough is formed, shape into a ball, flatten into a disk shape and wrap with plastic wrap.
  6. Refrigerate for one hour.
  7. Whisk together eggs, sugar and milk in a small bowl to make egg wash.
  8. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  9. After dough is chilled, roll out onto floured surface until it is about ¼ in thick.
  10. Using a round cookie-cutter (about two inches in diameter), cut dough into circles.
  11. Lightly brush each dough circle with egg wash.
  12. Add a teaspoon of filling to center of each dough round and pinch three corners to form cookie.
  13. Place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet and lightly brush with egg wash.
  14. Repeat this process using remaining dough.
  15. Bake cookies for about 10-12 minutes or until they begin to look golden brown.
Recipe by Chef Times Two at https://www.cheftimestwo.com/hamantaschen-cookies/