Chocolate Peanut Butter Hamantaschen

Last week I posted my gluten-free, vegan version of the traditional Purim dessert, hamantaschen. I’m delighted to say that the recipe has been a huge hit- even my mom sent me  a photo of the batch she made! Unfortunately, yesterday I noticed that the cookie jar was already empty…and Purim was still two days away. I decided to make another batch, this time venturing away from the traditional fruit-filling. Introducing…Chocolate Peanut Butter Hamantaschen!

You may notice that these cookies are a little on the crumbly side in the photos. That’s because after I started mixing ingredients I realized that I didn’t have quite enough all-purpose flour, so I ended up substituting a little coconut flour.  If you follow the recipe as-is your hamantaschen should be much prettier than mine!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Hamantaschen

makes about 12 cookies

What you’ll need:

• 1.5 cups GF All Purpose Baking Flour
• 3 tbs cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1tbs cornstarch
• 1 tbs xanthan gum
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tbs vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup coconut oil, softened
• 1/4 cup agave

for the filling-

• 1/3 cup peanut butter
• 1/4 cup vegan butter (I used earth balance)
• 1 tbs agave

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°
2. Whisk together all dry ingredients in a medium bowl. Combine wet ingredients in a small bowl. Stir until thoroughly mixed.
3. Prepare filling by mixing peanut butter, vegan butter and agave together in a small bowl.
4. Follow these directions for assembling cookies.
5. Bake for 9-11 minutes, until edges are slightly golden. Remove from oven and let cool completely. Enjoy!

What’s your favorite hamantaschen flavor? I’m thinking the next step is PB &J…stay tuned for next year!

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