Hamantaschen
These are a sweet Ashkenazi Jewish filled-pocket pastry cookie.
Recipe Details
Servings: 24 cookies (1 per serving)
Calories: 164kcal
Ingredients
COOKIE
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 large egg, beaten
FILLING
- jam, sugar and cinnamon, chopped nuts, whatever you prefer
Instructions
- Use an electric mixer to blend cream cheese and butter. Mix in the flour. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours, or until dough is easy to handle.
- When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray cookie sheets with nonstick spray, or line with parchment paper or silpat mats.
- Roll dough on floured surface to ¼ inch and cut out 2-inch rounds. Place rounds on cookie sheets 1-inch apart. Put one teaspoon of filling in the center of each round.
- Fold up edges to form triangular cookies resembling a tri-cornered hat, pinching corners together and leaving filling exposed. Pinch edges tightly enough to seal so that filling will not leak out as they bake. Brush edges of cookie with egg.
- Bake 10 to 15 minutes, until lightly browned.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 164kcal, Carbohydrates: 13g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 38mg, Sodium: 98mg, Potassium: 34mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin A: 385IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 16mg, Iron: 1mg