The official cookie of Purim, celebrated this week on March 20-21, 2019 is called the Hamantashen and it is made out of plain cookie dough with a dot of jam or jelly in its center and it is folded into a triangle and then baked. The cookie is shaped like a triangle to resemble the villain in the Jewish story of Purim, Haman's hat. Keep reading for an easy recipe you can use to make Hamentashen with your kids!
LOCAL EVENTS
Wednesday - March 20
- 5pm - SB JCC FAMILY PURIM PARTY (SB)
- 6:30pm - CHABAD OF CALABASAS : PURIM COMMUNITY DINNER (CALABASAS)
Thursday - March 21
- 4pm - PURIM WITH CHABAD OF THE CONEJO: PURIM CIRCUS CELEBRATION (AGOURA HILLS) - PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- 5pm - CHABAD OF SANTA BARBARA WILD WEST PURIM (SANTA BARBARA)
- 5pm - CHABAD OF MOORPARK PRESENTS: WILD WEST PURIM PARTY (MOORPARK)
- 5pm - CHABAD OF OJAI THE MARVELOUS PURIM COMEDY PARTY! AND MEGILLAH READING (OJAI )
- 5pm - CHABAD OF OXNARD FUTURISTIC PURIM CELEBRATION (OXNARD) - RSVP BY MARCH 18
- 5:30pm - CHABAD OF CAMARILLO HOSTS PURIM IN ITALY (CAMARILLO )
- 6pm - CHABAD OF VENTURA PURIM IN THE WILD WEST BANQUET(VENTURA)
- 6pm - CHABAD OF SIMI PRESENTS: PURIM IN THE BIG APPLE (SIMI)
Friday - March 22
Sunday - March 24
- 9:30am - TEMPLE BETH TORAH ENCHANTED FOREST PURIM CARNIVAL (VENTURA)
- 11:30am - TEMPLE ADAT ELOHIM PRESENTS: PURIM SHPIEL AND CARNIVAL(THOUSAND OAKS)
EASY HAMENTASHEN RECIPE
Ingredients:
- 4 cups of flour
- 1 1/2 cups of sugar
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup butter (or margarine)--softened
- 2 eggs (beaten)
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- Jelly: Apricot, cherry or raspberry preserves; lekvar prunes, chocolate chips, or nutella
Instructions:
- Sift the 4 dry ingredients together.
- Work in butter to dry ingredients.
- Add the eggs and orange juice.
- Mix all.
- The mixture should be hard to mix. When you knead it together with your hands, it should not be sticking to them. If it does stick to your hands or looks wet, then add a little more flour.
- Refrigerate at least two hours (or overnight).
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Grease cookie sheet.
- On floured cookie board, flatten dough with a rolling pin.
- Next, use a cup or glass to make a circles (it should have around a 6-inch circumference).
- Put filling (apricot, cherry or raspberry preserves; lekvar prunes, chocolate chips, or nutella) in center.
- Fold three sides up to make it look like a triangle.
- Make sure most of the filling is in the dough.
- Place on sheet and bake for about 15 minutes (or lightly browned).
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FOLD
Other Hamentashen Recipes to Try Out
- Chocolate Chip Hamentashen
- Traditional Hamentashen Recipe
- Hamentashen Recipe from Cake Mix
- Cream Cheese Hamentashen Recipe
- Chocolate Filled Hamentashen
- Gluten Free and Dairy Free Hamentashen
- Sugar FREE Hamentashen
- Hamentashen Made Out of Chocolate Cookie Dough
- Almond Flavored Hamentashen
- Cherry Hamentashen
- Rainbow Hamentashen
- Yeast Dough Hamentashen
- Eggless Hamentashen
- Smores Hamentashen
- Apple Pie Hamentashen
- Rice Krispy Treat Hamentashen
Learn more about the Jewish Holiday of Purim at Chabad's PURIM GUIDE
