The Best Hamantaschen Recipes for Purim

🚨 THIS ISN’T A DRILL: Purim is literally just around the corner! 🚨

If you haven’t gotten your hands on any triangle-shaped cookies yet, here’s a quick refresher on what hamantaschen are and why we eat them during the Purim season:

Hamantaschen are triangular cookies, traditionally eaten around Purim, which starts on Wednesday this week. It’s a Jewish holiday celebrating the Jews’ victory over Haman in ancient Persia or modern-day Iran.

According to legend, Haman wore a three-cornered hat. So we eat three-cornered pastries like hamantaschen to announce his defeat!

A lot of us grew up eating traditional hamantaschen, but it’s always fun to try new and modern versions of our favorite treats!

What’s your favorite recipe from our 10 Days of Hamantaschen? Have you tried your hand at a few of them yet? Let me know!

S’mores Hamantaschen

Save this Smores Hamantaschen recipe for this year’s Purim celebrations! A fun, modern hamantaschen recipe that friends and loved ones of all ages.

Apple Pie Hamantaschen

Sweet apples, cinnamon, and brown sugar! Fill up your hamantaschen with a little taste of apple pie!

Peanut Butter M&M Hamantaschen

Get creative this Purim with a colorful, flavorful hamantaschen (traditional Purim cookie) that kids and adults alike will love! For those of you getting little hands involved, you’ll see steps along the way that young kids to do—feel free to adjust as needed. No kids? Don’t think for a second that this recipe isn’t for you. Who doesn’t love peanut butter and M&Ms?!

This recipe features a cinnamon spiced dough, a peanut butter cookie filling and mini M&Ms—making this your new favorite Purim party recipe!

Pecan Pie Hamantaschen

Bring the classic pecan pie to your favorite traditional Purim festive cookie with this Pecan Pie Hamantaschen recipe. If you love pecan pie as much as we do in our family then you will devour these Pecan Pie Hamantaschen and clear out the plate in no time.

Cookies and Cream Hamantaschen

If you love cookies and cream as much as I do, this Cookies and Cream Hamantaschen recipe is for you. A more fun and modern take on the Purim hamantaschen recipes that a lot of us grew up with.

Funfetti Hamantaschen

Try this colorful twist on traditional hamantaschen- a Funfetti-filled treat fit for the holiday. I took inspiration from the classic Funfetti cake mix recipe to make a modern version of everyone’s favorite holiday cookie.

Pizza Hamantaschen

Try this colorful twist on traditional hamantaschen- a Funfetti-filled treat fit for the holiday. I took inspiration from the classic Funfetti cake mix recipe to make a modern version of everyone’s favorite holiday cookie.

Tiramisu Hamantaschen

I’ve made it my mission to upgrade our favorite Purim treat and give it an Italian flair. I’ve combined the traditional hamantaschen cookie with another favorite: a rich, creamy and flavorful tiramisu. Bursting with bitter coffee, a touch of rich cocoa and tangy cream cheese, these hamantaschen take the cake.

Everything Bagel Hamantaschen

This isn’t your Bubbe’s traditional prune or poppy filled treat, instead, I’m having cookies for breakfast with this savory hamantaschen full of bagel flavor. Make this recipe for Everything Bagel Hamantaschen!

Strawberry Shortcake Hamantaschen

Painting our Purim PINK with these strawberry shortcake-filled hamantaschen! The cutest hamantaschen for your Purim party.

Strawberry lovers rejoice! If you like strawberry shortcake and hamantaschen, you’re going to love this combination of the two. We’ll be using freeze-dried strawberries to make your cookie filling taste like real strawberries.

Peanut Butter & Jelly Hamantaschen

Hamantaschen are usually filled with different flavors of jam or a poppy seed filling known as “mohn”. While I love and grew up on the classic hamantaschen, I decided to mix things up a little bit and experiment with different fillings. I’m happy to announce that my Peanut butter and Jelly Hamantaschen passed the test!

Nothing beats the classic, but this Peanut Butter and Jelly Hamantaschen recipe is a great (and delicious!) alternative.