Cookie-Style Hamantaschen

Ingredients

• 8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, warmed to room temperature
• Zest of 1 orange
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• Hefty pinch salt
• 1 cup rye flour
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• Jam

Directions

Place the butter, orange zest, and egg yolks in a food processor. Pulse to mix, then add the powdered sugar, until well blended. Add the salt and flours, processing (and scraping down as needed) until the mixture just comes together. Turn out onto a square of waxed paper or plastic, shape into a chubby disk, wrap well, and refrigerate for a few hours (or overnight).

When you’re ready to bake, preheat your oven to 350 Fahrenheit, and line a few cookie sheets with parchment paper. Take the dough from the refrigerator, and unwrap onto a lightly floured countertop.

Roll out the dough until it’s somewhere between 1/8-inch and 1/4-inch thick. Using a cookie cutter or a glass dipped in flour, cut out rounds (i favor smallish cookies, 2 1/4-inch (also because that’s the size cutter I have)). Place a dollop of jam (about a teaspoon) in the center of each round, and fold the sides around to create a triangle (after doing a few, you’ll get a sense of how much jam you can fit). Mush any dough scraps back together, and repeat.

Bake the cookies until lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Let cool, transferring to a rack if they seem like they’re too brown on the bottoms.