Traditional Hamantaschen

A recipe we saved from Real Simple. The full recipe, with their photos and notes, is on their site.

Real Simple has since taken the recipe down; the link goes to the Internet Archive’s copy.

Time about 3 1/2 hours, mostly chilling

Ingredients

• 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, or margarine for pareve cookies
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling
• 1 pinch salt
• Fillings: preserves, poppy seed, chocolate chips or nut butter

The short version

1. Cream the butter and eggs, then beat in the vanilla, sugar and orange juice. Add the dry ingredients a cup at a time, divide into balls and chill.
2. Heat the oven to 350°F. Roll a portion of dough thin and cut circles with a juice glass.
3. Put a small spoonful of filling in each and pinch up three sides into a triangle.
4. Chill the shaped cookies 10 minutes, then bake 10 to 12 minutes, until the corners are golden.

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