I decided to make Hamantashen for a  Purim party at Oraynu. I used a nice tasting dough recipe but it was a very soft dough and needed to be refrigerated for a couple of hours. I rolled out the dough and put a dollop of Date filling on each circle.

The date filling was really straightforward and fresh tasting. I took a package of pitted dates, chopped it up and threw it in the blender with some orange juice, cinnamon and a little almond extract.

• 1 1/4 cups packed pitted dates (about 10 ounces)
• 1 teaspoon packed finely grated fresh orange zest
• 1/3 cup fresh orange juice
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 to 2 tablespoons water if necessary

I folded up the cookies and froze them overnight and then baked them at 350 for about 12 minutes. My husband is taking them into work today.