Hamentashen with Brownie Filling Recipe
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Hamentashen with Brownie Filling

By: Chef4Six 
"Here is a twist on the classic hamentashen cookie eaten on the Jewish holiday of Purim. Instead of filling this triangular-shaped cookie with jam or poppy seeds, I used brownie batter. Absolutely delicious!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (4)

Prep Time:
1 Hr
Cook Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
4 Hrs 40 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 32 cookies
 

Ingredients

  • For the Dough:
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/3 cup apple juice
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour
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  • For the Filling:
  • 1 (19.8 ounce) box brownie mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
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  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon water

Directions

  1. Beat the eggs and sugar until creamy. Stir in the vegetable oil, apple juice, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Mix the baking powder into the flour and add it to the egg mixture, stirring to form a dough. Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
  2. Prepare the filling: combine the brownie mix, eggs, water, and vegetable oil and mix well. (You can also follow the package directions and use the low-fat version, if desired). Refrigerate the brownie batter for 3 hours or overnight.
  3. Remove the cookie dough from the refrigerator and let it rest at room temperature for 30 minutes. Mix the egg and tablespoon of water to make an egg wash.
  4. Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  5. Roll out half the dough on a long piece of parchment paper into a rectangle about 1/4 inch thick. Use a large round cookie cutter to cut circles in the dough. Remove the scraps of dough from around the circles.
  6. Using two spoons, place 1 tablespoon of chilled brownie batter in the center of each cookie dough circle. Brush the edges of the cookie circles with egg wash.
  7. Fold the cookie into a triangular shape, bringing the edges up so they partially overlap the brownie filling. Pinch the corners to seal the dough. Brush the hamentashen with egg wash. Repeat with the remaining circles and the other half of the dough.
  8. Transfer the parchment paper holding the cookies onto a baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven until the bottoms of the cookies are light golden brown, about 10 minutes.

Footnotes

  • Cook's Note
  • Try to avoid your temptations to overstuff the hamentashen. Remember, the brownie batter also has a leavening agent in it, so it will rise a bit when exposed to heat and will try to seep out of the hamentashen's sides. For best results, only place 1 tablespoon of batter in the middle of each cookie.
  • You may substitute orange juice for the apple juice.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 521 | Total Fat: 24.3g | Cholesterol: 71mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 24, 2010 by Dvasha   view full review
I just made this recipe using my own brownie recipe. It come out outstanding! My neighbors...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 2, 2010 by MaLizGa   view full review
I think people were more impressed with the idea than the execution. I wasn't crazy about the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 26, 2010 by Sue   view full review
These were very good, just make sure you don't put too much brownie mix in...they explode. The...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 22, 2011 by Eve   view full review
Great dough. I put chocolate chips instead of brownie mix and tasted great.

 

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