Grandma'S Hamantashen Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar
1/4 lb butter or 1/4 lb margarine
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons orange juice
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt if you use unsalted butter
1 (1 lb) jar apricot jam or (1 lb) jar prune jam

Preparation

pre-heat oven to 375'F.
cream butter and sugar.
add eggs one at a time.
beat well.
add vanilla and orange juice.
add flour and baking powder (and salt if needed).
mix until the dough can form a ball.
roll dough on a well floured board to about 1/8inch thick.
cut into 3inch rounds.
place about a teaspoon of filling in the center of each round.
pinch dough upward in three places at the outer edge to make the traditional three-cornered hat shape.
bake for 15-20 minutes on greased or parchment lined baking sheet until slightly golden brown.
remove from pan and let cool on a cooling rack for at least 10minutes.