Chocolate & Peanut Butter Drizzle Hamantashen
This awesome variation of the traditional Purim cookie uses double chocolate with a drizzle of peanut butter to create mouth-watering hamantashen.
Preparation Time: 2 hours
Baking Time: 15 minutes
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Kashrut Status: Dairy or parve
This recipe makes 15-18 hamantashen.
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INGREDIENTS
3⁄4 cup sugar
1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1⁄2 cup cocoa powder, sifted
1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
1 stick butter, room temperature (substitute parve margarine)
1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg, plus another for egg wash
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 cup chocolate nut butter
Peanut Butter Drizzle
1 tablespoon peanut butter
1⁄4 cup powdered sugar
4 teaspoons milk (substitute parve almond or hazelnut “milk”)
PREPARATION
1. Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl: sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
2. Add wet ingredients (butter, vanilla, 1 egg and orange juice) to dry ingredients and mix with fingers. Combine and form dough into a ball.
3. Chill for 1-2 hours or up to overnight.
4. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°F.
5. Roll dough out, cut into circles with a 3-inch cookie cutter (or wine glass).
6. Add 1 teaspoon of chocolate nut butter to the middle of each circle and pinch three corners to form a triangle.
7. Wash with egg wash and bake for 12-15 minutes. Let cool.
8. In a small bowl, mix peanut butter, milk and the powdered sugar. Drizzle over cooled cookies.
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