Finding the time to make homemade sufganiyot or sfenj for Hanukkah is amazing. But sometimes you just can’t muster the energy for a big baking project. Or maybe you don’t even like donuts (are you OK?). Either way, I have the easiest Hanukkah dessert to try and it’s only TWO INGREDIENTS: store-bought cookie dough and Hanukkah gelt coins, that’s it.
Watch my short video below to see how easy it is.
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2-Ingredient Hanukkah Cookies
These cookies come together in 15 minutes and are a perfect gift for a holiday party.
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 16 cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Portion cookie dough into even pieces, roll lightly into balls.
- Place on baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Immediately after taking the cookies out of the oven, place a piece of gelt on each cookie, and gently press down while cookies are still hot. Allow to cool.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Holidays
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Great idea 👍🏻
Chanukah and Xmas are on the same day this year. Part of our family is not Jewish. I’m going to make the Chanukah cookies, and make some with a chocolae Xmas decoration. Everyone can enjoy their holiday!
Here in Santa Fe New, Mexico we like to celebrate our Sephardic traditions as well as Ashkenazi ones. So my friend an I have decided to make Fry Bread instead of Sufganiyot this year. My daughter’s paternal family have been here in the Southwest since 1577.