Grandma's Hamantashen Cookies

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 lb butter or margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt if you use unsalted butter

• 1 (1 lb) jar apricot jam or prune jam

Directions

1. 1

   pre-heat oven to 375'F.

2. 2

   cream butter and sugar.

3. 3

   add eggs one at a time.

4. 4

   beat well.

5. 5

   add vanilla and orange juice.

6. 6

   add flour and baking powder (and salt if needed).

7. 7

   mix until the dough can form a ball.

8. 8

   roll dough on a well floured board to about 1/8inch thick.

9. 9

   cut into 3inch rounds.

10. 10

    place about a teaspoon of filling in the center of each round.

11. 11

    pinch dough upward in three places at the outer edge to make the traditional three-cornered hat shape.

12. 12

    bake for 15-20 minutes on greased or parchment lined baking sheet until slightly golden brown.

13. 13

    remove from pan and let cool on a cooling rack for at least 10minutes.