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Yield: Makes about 60 cookies

Ingredients

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1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

2 teaspoons grated orange zest

2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

3 large eggs

4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted

4 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup poppy seeds

1/2 cup milk

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons honey

1/4 cup golden raisins

1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest

      Variations

You can substitute apricot preserves for the poppy-seed filling.

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Hamantaschen

Recipe Summary

Yield: Makes about 60 cookies

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Hamantaschen

Recipe Summary

Yield: Makes about 60 cookies

Recipe Summary

Yield: Makes about 60 cookies

Makes about 60 cookies

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons grated orange zest
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3 large eggs
4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup poppy seeds
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons honey
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest

Directions

In the bowl of a heavy-duty mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar on medium speed until light in color and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add orange zest, orange juice, vanilla extract, and 2 eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl when necessary

Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add to butter mixture until just combined. Divide dough into thirds. Wrap tightly in plastic, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Remove one-third of the dough from the refrigerator at a time. On a liberally floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-inch thickness. With a 3-inch fluted round cutter, cut out as many circles as possible, and place on a prepared baking pan. Chill until firm, about 30 minutes.

Meanwhile make the poppy-seed filling: Grind poppy seeds in a food processor. Place seeds in a medium saucepan. Add milk and honey. Cook over a medium-low heat until thickened, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. Add raisins and lemon zest. Remove from heat. Cool completely before using.

Remove chilled circles from refrigerator. Place each filling into a medium pastry bag fitted with a coupler. Pipe 2 teaspoons of filling into the center of each circle. Whisk together remaining egg with 1 teaspoon of water. Brush edges with egg wash. Fold in sides to form a triangle. Pinch dough to enclose the filling.

Bake the cookies in the center rack of the oven until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheets for 5 minutes; then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

      Variations

You can substitute apricot preserves for the poppy-seed filling.

Variations

You can substitute apricot preserves for the poppy-seed filling.

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Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

03/18/2017

                Wonderful cookies,  nice recipe!

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: 5 stars

03/18/2014

                Also, the recipe says it makes 60 cookies but when I did it, it came out to 36.

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: 5 stars

03/18/2014

                I didn't make the filling, just the dough. It came out really well. Not too cakey like some other recipes I've used.

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: 1 stars

03/16/2014

                Ew, not so tasty. The poppy seed filling in particular tasted all musty and I followed the directions very closely. Not the way the hamentaschen from the bakery taste. The dough was just ok, maybe a little dry.

Martha Stewart Member

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03/19/2011

                My husband and I got creative with our hamentashen this year. We used a simple sugar cookie recipe and filled them with crushed peanut butter cups, heath bar, fruit jellies, brownie batter, and chocolate cream. I then dipped them in melted chocolate and added pink sprinkles to the white chocolate ones.

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

03/19/2011

                Made these this afternoon and they were terrific! The only thing we would change is to roll them a little thicker than 1/8" because they were difficult to squeeze into hat form. Its so worth it to make the poppy seed filling- its terrific!

Martha Stewart Member

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03/19/2011

                The dried fruit filling made with pitted prunes, dried apricots, and raisins, jam, and sugar is the more traditional filling and is delicious ; 
                My family loves hamantaschen but only with the dried fruit filling

Martha Stewart Member

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03/19/2011

                The dough sounds really good, but I would make a totally different filling.

Martha Stewart Member

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03/15/2008

                what happened to original recipe?

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

03/18/2017

                Wonderful cookies,  nice recipe!

Rating: Unrated

Rating: 5 stars

03/18/2014

                Also, the recipe says it makes 60 cookies but when I did it, it came out to 36.

Rating: 5 stars

                I didn't make the filling, just the dough. It came out really well. Not too cakey like some other recipes I've used.

Rating: 1 stars

03/16/2014

                Ew, not so tasty. The poppy seed filling in particular tasted all musty and I followed the directions very closely. Not the way the hamentaschen from the bakery taste. The dough was just ok, maybe a little dry.

Rating: 1 stars

Rating: Unrated

03/19/2011

                My husband and I got creative with our hamentashen this year. We used a simple sugar cookie recipe and filled them with crushed peanut butter cups, heath bar, fruit jellies, brownie batter, and chocolate cream. I then dipped them in melted chocolate and added pink sprinkles to the white chocolate ones.  


                    
                Made these this afternoon and they were terrific! The only thing we would change is to roll them a little thicker than 1/8" because they were difficult to squeeze into hat form. Its so worth it to make the poppy seed filling- its terrific!  


                    
                The dried fruit filling made with pitted prunes, dried apricots, and raisins, jam, and sugar is the more traditional filling and is delicious ; 
                My family loves hamantaschen but only with the dried fruit filling  


                    
                The dough sounds really good, but I would make a totally different filling.

Rating: Unrated

03/15/2008

                what happened to original recipe?

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