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These low-carb, gluten-free Hamantaschen are delicious after they’ve come out of the oven and cooled a bit, but just as good in your shaloch manos baskets! Purim is recorded in the Book of Ester and dates back to 600 BCE. At that time, a number of Jews lived in Babylonia under Persian rule.
Using a round cookie cutter or the top of a cup, cut out circles. Spoon 2 cherries and a little bit of filling onto the dough circles. To fold into the shape of a hamentashen (a triangle) use both thumbs and the two first fingers on each hand.
Hamantaschen, literally means Haman’s pocket in Yiddish. In Hebrew, these three-cornered cookies, little triangles stuffed with sweet filling, are called Oznai Haman, or Haman’s ear. Alternatively, it is thought that Hamantaschen represent the three-cornered hat Haman wore.
Sprinkle a small amount of sugar on top of each one. Bake at 350°F for 12-15 minutes or just starting to turn pale golden. “We eat hamentashen on the holiday Purim. They are triangle shaped cookies because Haman had a triangle shaped hat. My dad owns a bakery and is a baker my whole life.