Fig Hamantaschen with Walnuts and Orange

Name: Fig Hamantaschen with Walnuts and Orange
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 3 h 50 min
Yield: 24 cookies
Ingredients: Pastry; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 3 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Filling; 1/2 cup fig jam; 3 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts; 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest

Traditional Jewish cookies are dressed up with figs, walnuts and a hint of orange.

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30 min

Prep Time

03 hrs 50 min

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Ingredients

Pastry

¹/₂ cup sugar

¹/₂ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

3 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 ¹/₃ cups all-purpose flour

¹/₄ teaspoon salt

Filling

¹/₂ cup fig jam

3 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts

¹/₄ teaspoon freshly grated orange zest

How to make

STEP 1

Beat sugar, butter and cream cheese in bowl at low speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add flour and salt; continue beating until dough forms.
STEP 2

Shape dough into a ball; flatten slightly. Wrap in plastic food wrap. Refrigerate at least 3 hours or until firm.
STEP 3

Heat oven to 375°F.
STEP 4

Combine all filling ingredients in bowl; set aside.
STEP 5

Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8 - 1/4-inch thickness. Cut dough with floured 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
STEP 6

Spoon 1/2 teaspoon filling in center of each round. Lift up edges of each circle at 3 points; pinch points together very firmly, forming a triangle and leaving center open.

Tip: Filling Cookies
STEP 7

Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. (Tarts will open slightly as they bake.) Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely.