Hamantashen
I There are hundreds of hamantashen
recipes — here's yet another, an
:extra easy version. No
joke!

4 large eggs
Roll one part of the dough, on a
1 cup flour
floured surface, to 1 /8-inch. Cut into
1 tsp. baking soda
3 1 /2-inch rounds. Place a heaping
3 1/4-4 cups sesame seeds
teaspoon of filling in the
Chocolate kisses
center of each round. Pinch
sides together to form the
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
three corners of the tradition-
I 1 cup sugar
Place sugar, oil and eggs in a
al
hamantashen
shape.
1/3 cup vegetable oil
bowl. Beat until smooth.
Place cookie on a lightly
4 eggs
Add flour and baking soda and
greased
cookie
sheet
and
Grated peel from 1
mix until just combined. Fold in
bake until golden, about 15
orange
1
sesame seeds and stir until well corn-
minutes.
4 cups flour
Annabel Cohen
Let cool before eating, I bined. Roll dough into small balls
3 Tsp. baking powder
AppleTree
and place on a lightly greased cook-
as
filling
will be very hot.
1/2 tsp. salt
Staff Writer
ie sheet. Press a kiss into the center of
Makes 24-36.
Filling of choice - available
each
sesame ball to flatten cookie
already made or use jam thickened
and secure the kiss. Bake for 15-20
Haman's Eyes
with flour
minutes until golden. Makes about 3-
Legend has it Queen,Esther, who
4 dozen cookies.
never faltered when it came to the
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
laws
of
kashrut,
ate
only
vegetables
Place sugar, oil, eggs and peel in
Queen Esther's Jewelry
and seeds. These sesame-seed
large bowl. Beat well until com-
They're
really cookies; but since it's
cookies
would
have
been
right
up
bined.
Purim say they're gold!
her alley.
Add the flour, baking powder and
salt and mix. Cover and chill for 1
3/4 cup unsalted butter or mar-
3/4 cup sugar
hour. Divide dough into four equal
,
garine
cup
vegetable
oil
1 /2
parts.

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3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 Tsp. almond extract
4 cups flour
1 egg-white, lightly beaten, for
glaze
Colored candy sprinkles or dragees
(little gold or silver balls) for decora-
tion:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Place butter, shortening and sugar
in a large bowl and beat until
creamy. Add eggs and extract and
beat until smooth.
Stir in flour until just combined.
Shape the dough into rings,
bracelets, earrings ; etc. Pinch ends
together to hold securely. Brush with
egg.
Place on an ungreased cookie
sheet and bake for 10 minutes or
until set but not browned. Makes a
jewelry box full of cookies (about 3-
4 dozen).

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