Hamantashen II

Servings: 17
Yield: 17 servings

Description

This recipe makes cookie dough for rolling and cutting.

Ingredients

4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
1 1/4 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 (21 ounce) can apple pie filling

Directions

1 Beat eggs, add oil and mix. Add the sugar, vanilla, baking powder and salt. Add the flour gradually and mix well.
2 Refrigerate a few hours or overnight.
3 Kneed dough until it becomes soft enough to roll. Cut dough with three inch cup or three inch round cookie cutters. Put about 1 tablespoon of pie filling into the middle of each circle. Fold up the edges of the circle into the middle and pinch together.
4 Bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) for 20 minutes.