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Before the Hamantaschen cookie demonstration starts at Arlene Levin's home in Naples, the guests of the Collier County Chapter of Hadassah are encouraged to sample the cookies to decide which flavors they want to make of their own. Photographed on February 11, 2010. © 2010 Kelli Stanko/Special to the Daily News.

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Before the Hamantaschen cookie demonstration starts at Arlene Levin's home in Naples, the guests of the Collier County Chapter of Hadassah are encouraged to sample the cookies to decide which flavors they want to make of their own. Photographed on February 11, 2010. © 2010 Kelli Stanko/Special to the Daily News.

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  • Host Arlene Levin pulls finished Hamantaschen cookies out of the oven, during a baking demonstration at her home in Naples for the women of the Collier County Chapter of Hadassah. Each women are given the opportunity to make their own cookies for the Jewish Holiday of Purim. Photographed on February 11, 2010. © 2010 Kelli Stanko/Special to the Daily News.
  • At a Hamantaschen cookie demonstration in Naples guests (L-R) Iris Shur, former President of the Collier County Chapter of Hadassa, Judy Roth and Barbara Dave make Hamantaschen cookies. Each guest was able to make their own cookies and take them home for the Jewish Holiday Purim. Photographed on February 11, 2010. © 2010 Kelli Stanko/Special to the Daily News.
  • Needing only a dab of fruit filling in the center of the Hamantaschen cookie dough. Photographed on February 11, 2010. © 2010 Kelli Stanko/Special to the Daily News.
  • Suzanne Goeren (foreground) makes her first Hamantaschen cookie from scratch while attending a Hamantaschen cookie demonstration at Arlene Levin's home in Naples. Levin, not shown held the demonstration for women of the Collier County Chapter of Hadassah, the cookies are traditionally served during the Jewish holiday of Purim. Photographed on February 11, 2010. © 2010 Kelli Stanko/Special to the Daily News.
  • Before the Hamantaschen cookie demonstration starts at Arlene Levin's home in Naples, the guests of the Collier County Chapter of Hadassah are encouraged to sample the cookies to decide which flavors they want to make of their own. Photographed on February 11, 2010. © 2010 Kelli Stanko/Special to the Daily News.
  • Arlene Levin holds a demonstration on how to make Hamantaschen cookies at her home in Naples for the women of the Collier County Chapter of Hadassah. Levin makes a series of cookies before allowing the guests of woman make their own Hamantaschen cookies to take home for the Jewish Holiday of Purim. Photographed on February 11, 2010. © 2010 Kelli Stanko/Special to the Daily News.
  • Arlene Levin holds a demonstration on how to make Hamantaschen cookies at her home in Naples for the women of the Collier County Chapter of Hadassah. Levin rolls out the cookie dough to show the size needed to make each cookie. Each woman will make her own Hamantaschen cookies to take home for the Jewish Holiday of Purim. Photographed on February 11, 2010. © 2010 Kelli Stanko/Special to the Daily News.
  • Arlene Levin holds a demonstration on how to make Hamantaschen cookies at her home in Naples for the women of the Collier County Chapter of Hadassah. Levin starts the evening off by making the cookie dough; each woman will make her own Hamantaschen cookies to take home for the Jewish Holiday of Purim. Photographed on February 11, 2010. © 2010 Kelli Stanko/Special to the Daily News.
  • Hamantaschen cookies with poppy seed filling are usually triangularly shaped pastries are traditionally made for friends and family during the Jewish Holiday of Purim. Photographed on February 11, 2010. © 2010 Kelli Stanko/Special to the Daily News.
  • Hamantaschen cookies with fruit filling are usually triangularly shaped pastries are traditionally made for friends and family during the Jewish Holiday of Purim. Photographed on February 11, 2010. © 2010 Kelli Stanko/Special to the Daily News.

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