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Chocolate Cheesecake Hamantaschen

Rich chocolate with creamy cheesecake filling. Look no further for the perfect cheesecake Hamantaschen recipe.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Jewish, Kosher, Purim
Keyword: cookie, Purim
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Resting time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 40 minutes
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories: 128kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Chocolate Hamantaschen Cookie Dough

  • ¾ cup butter can also use plant based butter
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ¾ cups flour
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Cheesecake Filling

  • 4 oz cream cheese can also use non-dairy cream cheese
  • 4 oz butter can also use plant based butter
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Instructions

Chocolate Hamantaschen Cookie

  • Using a stand mixer, cream butter until fluffy. Add in sugar and beat for 2 minutes.
  • Mix in egg, vanilla, and salt.
  • Sift in flour and cocoa powder. Using a spatula or wooden spoon, stir until just combined. Add a few drops of water if dough is too dry.
  • Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate for at least 2 hours but ideally overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 350º F.
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll dough out to ⅛ inch thickness.
  • Cut out circles and transfer to baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Collect scraps and re-roll and cut out additional circles until dough is used up.
  • Spoon 1 teaspoon of cream cheese filling into center of circle and form into triangles pinching the edges closed.
  • Bake for 10 minutes.

Cream Cheese Filling

  • Using a stand mixer, cream butter and cream cheese.
  • Very slowly, stir in powdered sugar and vanilla by hand. Mix until smooth.

Notes

Top tips

  • Let the Chocolate Cheesecake Hamantaschen come to room temperature before serving. The cheesecake filling needs to cool in order to set.
  • Do not bake for longer than 10 minutes or the cheesecake filling will disappear into the cookie dough.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Cheesecake Hamantaschen
Amount per Serving
Calories
128
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
3
g
5
%
Saturated Fat
 
1
g
6
%
Trans Fat
 
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Cholesterol
 
14
mg
5
%
Sodium
 
56
mg
2
%
Potassium
 
64
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
 
25
g
8
%
Fiber
 
1
g
4
%
Sugar
 
17
g
19
%
Protein
 
2
g
4
%
Vitamin A
 
95
IU
2
%
Calcium
 
24
mg
2
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.