You might not have heard of hamantaschen (pronounced hah-mentash-in) or Purim, the Jewish holiday these shaped filled cookies represent, but this tasty treat might just become your favorite ...

I’m not much of a baker, but I do love a good cookie. And — as good as storebought cookies can be — there’s nothing quite like making cookies at home. The baking smells alone make it worth the effort.

Several details about the recipe make it stand out. The first, as noted, is that it is made with oil, not butter — but that is neither unusual nor unexpected. Observant Jews who keep kosher do not eat ...

The quintessential Purim treat is hamantaschen. This Yiddish word means “Haman’s pockets”; the name of these triangular filled cookies in Hebrew, oznei Haman, means “Haman’s ears.” They are served as ...

The word “hamantaschen” typically evokes memories of triangular pastries — the shape of Haman’s hat — filled with a variety of fruit toppings. However, there is more you can do to jazz up the food ...

Move over, poppy seeds. San Francisco blogger and recipe developer Micah Siva is determined to make hamantaschen fun again, starting with this simple s’mores take on traditional Purim cookies. The ...

One of the most important customs of Purim, the Jewish holiday that begins at sundown Thursday and lasts through sundown Friday, is the giving of food. The practice, called mishloach manot in Hebrew, ...

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