Chocolate Hamantaschen
Nothing says Purim like Hamantaschen cookies! And if you’re a chocoholic like me, you’ll love this unique twist on an old classic. This cookie is made by pinching together three corners, symbolizing Haman’s three-cornered hat.
Chocolate Hamentashen
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Author: Chef Eli
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Jewish
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 3½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup shortening
- 5 tbsp orange juice
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- Filling:
- *Feel free to use any filling you like. Here are some suggestions that work well.
- Fruit Preserves
- Chocolate Chips
- Peanut butter
- Dulce De Leche
- Pumpking Butter
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- In a stand mixer cream together shortening, eggs, orange juice, vanilla and sugar. Slowly add the dry ingredients until combined.
- Remove dough from mixer and form a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for two hours (or more).
- When ready, preheat oven to 350 degrees F and remove dough from refrigerator.
- Divide dough into four equal parts. With rolling pin, roll one part out to ⅓ inch thick. With a circular cookie cutter (3 to 4 inches in diameter), cut out circles and fill with about a teaspoon of filling. Be careful not to overstuff the cookies. Pinch edges together to form a triangle.
- Repeat this process with the rest of the dough.
Chocolate Hamantaschen
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They were scrumptious!
Happy Purim, everyone !!
Enjoy your Chocolate Hamantaschen !!
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