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Rainbow Hamantaschen
2025-03-14
Ready to take your Purim celebration to the next level? These rainbow-colored hamantaschen turn the classic three-cornered cookie into a showstopper that kids and adults fight over equally.
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Ingredients
- Hamantaschen dough (use our traditional recipe or your favorite!)
- Food coloring (as many colors as you'd like!)
- Ziplock bags
- Filling of choice (the more colorful, the better!)
Instructions
- Separate the dough into individual bags
- Add food coloring and begin kneading in the bag
- Once color begins to dye the dough, take it out and continue kneading by hand
- Roll "snakes" of each color and line them up one after another
- Press down and roll the dough out with a rolling pin
- Cut into 3-inch circles
- Add filling in center
- Pinch edges tightly from the middle while making a triangle
- Bake 8-10 minutes at 375°F until lightly brown
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