Hamatashin cookies

An easy recipe for perfect hamantaschen cookies for Purim! Plus, loads of filling ideas and tips to keep the cookies closed during baking.

An easy no margarine, no chill hamantaschen recipe!

These Hamantaschen Cookies are made with a shortbread dough stuffed with sweet apricot or raspberry jam. Enjoy for Purim or Hanukkah.

February 27, 2022I love making hamantaschen for the Jewish holiday of Purim. My kids love them too, and they never last too long in my kitchen. I love the traditional cookies filled with prune (lechvar), poppy seed (munn) or apricot. Now that I’m a mom, I of course wanted to pass on the same cookie making tradition to my own children. My one problem is that my kids don’t want prune or apricot filling. They want chocolate, Nutella or cookie butter. For years I refused to cater to these req

If you're looking for a traditional cookie-like hamantaschen recipe, this is the dough you want!

These triangular, jelly-filled cookies are traditionally served on the Jewish holiday of Purim, although they make a great snack year round.

Learn to make buttery hamantaschen dough, easy to work with for any filling. Rich, delicious, orange-scented cookies. Kosher, Dairy.

Dubbed the Jewish Mardi Gras, Purim calls for drinking, dancing, and hamantaschen — buttery triangular cookies, filled with jam or poppy seeds.

Upgrade your hamantaschen this Purim.

Learn to make perfectly shaped hamantaschen that won't open, spread, or leak in the oven. Tips, recipes, folding techniques, troubleshooting.