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Traditional Purim triangle-shaped cookies filled with lekvar, apricot butter, or chocolate chips. A typewritten recipe yielding about 20 cookies.
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Ingredients
- ●1 1/3 cup (320ml) flour
- ●1 1/2 tsp. (8ml) baking powder
- ●1/4 cup (60ml) margarine
- ●1/4 cup (60ml) sugar
- ●1 tsp. (5ml) vanilla
- ●1 tsp. (5ml) almond flavoring
- ●1/8 tsp. (1ml) salt
- ●1 egg
- ●Lekvar or apricot butter for filling
Instructions
- 1
Cream margarine and sugar.
- 2
Add egg, flavorings and add dry ingredients.
- 3
Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface.
- 4
Cut circle with a glass (2 1/2" - 3").
- 5
Fill circles with lekvar or apricot butter. Chocolate chips are great for filling too!
- 6
Pinch on 3 sides into a triangle shape.
- 7
Bake on greased cookie sheet at 375°F (190°C) about 20 minutes.
- 8
Yield - 20. Enjoy! Happy Purim!