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Lemon Glazed Chocolate Hamantaschen

Chocolate Lemon Glazed Hamantaschen

Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Jewish
Keyword Chocolate Hamantaschen, hamantaschen, Jewish Desserts, Purim Recipes
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Chill Time: 3 hours 10 minutes
Servings 2 Dozen
Author Lora Wiley-Lennartz

Ingredients

Chocolate Dough:

  • 2+1/4 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup butter cut into pieces
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg

Filling:

  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

For the Glaze:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

Instructions

Make the dough:

  1. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
  2. Cream together butter and sugar.
  3. Mix in vanilla and egg.
  4. Turn the mixer down to a low speed.
  5. Slowly add dry ingredients until incorporated into the dough.
  6. Pick up the dough and knead by hand just until a smooth dough forms.
  7. Form into a disk, wrap in plastic cling film, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight.

Make the Hamantaschen:

  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  3. Remove dough from the fridge and roll out (about 1/8 inch thick).*
  4. Cut with a 3.5″round cookie cutter.
  5. Place a small amount of chocolate chips in the middle.
  6. Fold the bottom piece up and tuck the corners under the others on top.
  7. Add some more chocolate chips into the well.
  8. Place in the freezer for 10 minutes.
  9. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
  10. Transfer to a wire rack positioned over a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
  11. Let cool completely.

Glaze the Hamantaschen:

  1. Whisk together the powdered sugar and lemon juice.
  2. Dip the hamantaschen in the glaze and replace them on the rack.
  3. When the glaze has hardened completely, plate and serve.

Recipe Notes

*If the dough is cracking when you roll it out. Knead it with your hands to warm it up until it’s pliable.