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    32 Crazy Hamantaschen For Purim

    Boooooo Hamaaaaaaan!!

    These are Hamantaschen.

    They are the official cookies of the Jewish holiday Purim.

    Marked by costume parties and copious drinking, Purim is a raucous Jewish holiday that celebrates a foiled plot to kill all of the Jews in ancient Persia.

    They are named after this guy, Haman.

    Haman was one of the Persian king's royal advisers who had it in for the Jews, and especially for a particular Jew named Mordecai. Unfortunately for Haman, the king took a liking to Mordecai's beautiful niece, Esther, and made her his Queen. By wielding her royal influence, Esther convinced the king to save the Jews and kill Haman instead.

    Hamantaschen translates to "Haman's pockets" and there are a lot of theories about what they represent — his hat, his ears, his pockets full of evil bribe money.

    More importantly, they are triangular cookies traditionally made out of a delicious shortbread dough and filled with fruit preserves, poppy seeds, or marmalade. In celebration of their salvation, Jews eat them during Purim, which is on February 23rd and 24th this year.

    The traditional flavors are apricot, fig, prunes, strawberry — that kind of thing.

    But there's a crazy world of Hamantaschen out there!

    Here are the standouts.

    1. Caramel Apple Hamantaschen

    2. Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese Savory Pizza Hamantaschen

    3. Cinnamon Dulce de Leche Hamantaschen

    4. Coffee Cake Hamantaschen

    5. Candy Cane Cheesecake Hamantaschen

    6. French Onion Soup Hamantaschen

    7. Gluten-Free Hamantaschen

    8. Peanut Butter and Chocolate Hamantaschen

    9. Chocolate, Raspberry and Coconut Hamantaschen

    10. Rum and Raisin Hamantaschen

    11. Gingerbread Hamantashen with Spiced Apple Filling

    12. White Chocolate and Cherry Hamantaschen

    13. Pumpkin Whole Wheat Hamantaschen

    14. Chocolate Ganache and Salted Caramel Hamantaschen

    15. Rose-Water Almond Hamantaschen

    16. Fruit Hamantartlets

    17. Mediterranean Hamantaschen

    18. Hamantaschen Truffle Pops

    19. Samoa Hamantaschen

    20. Baklava Hamantaschen

    21. Gluten-Free Pecan Pie Hamantaschen

    22. PB & J Hamantaschen

    23. Lemon Bar Hamantaschen

    24. Zebra Hamantaschen

    25. Spelt Brown Sugar Hamantashen with Red Currant Agave Filling

    26. Savory Meat Pie Hamantaschen

    27. Chocolate & Peanut Butter "Inside Out" Hamantaschen

    28. Midnight Mint Hamantaschen

    29. Chocolate Raspberry Hamantaschen

    30. Marble Coconut Hamantaschen

    31. Cardamom Scented Hamantaschen with Pear & Goat Cheese Filling

    32. Candy Hamantaschen