What to Eat on Purim

See Mom's post about Purim.


Part of the celebration of Purim includes eating Hamantashen, more correctly termed Oznei Haman or "Haman's Ears". So we decided to make some today!

Directions:

Dough:

Cream together 1 c. sugar and 2 c. butter. Beat in 2 tsp. of vanilla and 1/8 tsp. of salt. Add 3 eggs one at a time and gradually blend in 6 c. of all-purpose flour.

Chill until firm enough to roll and handle, (the recipe said 2 hours, but I only did it for 1 hour and it worked just fine.)

Filling:

Cream together 1/2 c. butter, 1 egg yolk, 1/2 c. sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1/4 c. cocoa powder and 1/2 c. finely chopped pecans or coconut flakes (optional).

Roll out the dough to 1/4" thick. Cut rounds with a 3-4" cookie cutter. Place a teaspoon of the filling in the middle. Gather the edges of the dough around the filling and pinch at 3 points to secure seams firmly. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.


Bake at 375 for 15-18 minutes

Cool on wire racks.

...and Enjoy!