Yes, I know, I need to explain the name of these hamantaschen because these words might be very new to most of you. I mean, you don’t all know what Boekos (bo-ee-ko) and Quashado (qua-ja-doo) are??? So here’s the story: I grew up in Seattle, Washington and I am as Ashkenazic as it gets. […]
Lemonade Hamantaschen
Before you start asking, YES, these hamantaschen taste just like lemonade…because there is actual lemonade in the dough and icing!!! The fun part about this recipe is that you can use your favorite lemonade flavor and they will taste so amazing!! Am I using enough exclamation points?!? Lemon lime, strawberry kiwi, pink lemonade, cherry…go nuts, […]
Salted Chocolate Chip Tahini Hamantaschen
The first hamantaschen of the season and I went ALL IN! Inspired by the most beautiful salted chocolate chip tahini cookies making their way around the internet, I knew they needed to become a hamantaschen. I must say…this dough is glorious! I am really so proud of it! The addition of the tahini, the finely […]
Baked Apple and Oat Hamantaschen
Got my creative juices flowing this year when my son came home from his great-aunts house talking about how he had the best baked apples ever! Sure, I will definitely get her recipe, especially because I know she doesn’t pour sugar on everything and that always makes me happy…but I started thinking about how fun […]
Rugelach Cookie Butter Hamantaschen
If you’ve ever been to Israel, or if you know anyone that has ever asked you “do you want me to bring anything back from Israel?”, then I assume you know about Marzipan rugelach. No, the rugelach are not made with marzipan…it’s the name of the world famous bakery in Jerusalem. There is literally nothing […]
Krembo Hamantaschen
Somehow I went through my entire life without ever eating a krembo! What was I thinking?!? Chocolate coating, fluffy meringue filling, biscuit on the bottom. There is literally nothing wrong with this combo. When you unwrap a krembo, the most important question becomes how the heck do you eat this thing? Unless you have a really big mouth, […]
