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ITALIAN FIG COOKIES I RECIPE | ALLRECIPES



Italian Fig Cookies I Recipe | Allrecipes image

This recipe has been handed down through my mother's family for years. My grandmother brought it with her from Italy in the early 1900's. My mom taught me the recipe this year. Now I am the designated person in our family to make the Fig Cookies. This is a very high honor. So they must be as good as my Grandmothers' cookies. Some call them Homemade Fig Newtons. They are a tradition at Christmas and are wonderful with a hot cup of coffee. They are lot of work. I make them in stages. First the dough, then a few days later the figs, and finally I will make the cookies. The dough and the figs keep well in the refrigerator and the cookies freeze very well.

Provided by Mary Jo

Categories     World Cuisine    European    Italian

Yield 4 -5 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 cups shortening
3 cups white sugar
6 eggs
8 cups all-purpose flour
7 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
2 cups whole milk
4 pounds dried figs
1 pound raisins
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ cup white sugar
1 whole orange, with peel
1 small apple
1?½ cups chopped pecans
1 cup water

Steps:

  • To Make Dough: Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs, vanilla, and salt. Blend in flour and baking powder by hand. Knead dough until smooth and workable. Add milk to reach workable consistency. (This takes a while and you will get a workout, but you'll know when it's right.)
  • To Make Filling: Cut up figs, orange, and apple into small pieces. (It is easier to grind this way). Grind figs, raisins, orange, and apple. If the mixture is too dry or thick, mix in up to 1 cup of water, if desired. (I do not use the water, the juice from the apple and orange are enough). The spices and chopped nuts are added to the ground fig mixture. After the fig mixture is ground, I sprinkle them in over the mixture and mix (knead) it in by hand. STICKY! But good.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Roll out some dough. (should be kind of thin). Put fig mixture in a line. Wrap dough over mixture, sealing figs inside dough. Trim to desired length, using a diagonal cut. Make small diagonal slits in the sides of the cookies. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 10-15 minutes. (Dough makes good cookies without the filling also). Wonderful with coffee.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 301.5 calories, CarbohydrateContent 51.9 g, CholesterolContent 19.4 mg, FatContent 10.1 g, FiberContent 4.9 g, ProteinContent 4.1 g, SaturatedFatContent 2.3 g, SodiumContent 71.8 mg, SugarContent 33.1 g

FIG-FILLED COOKIES RECIPE: HOW TO MAKE IT - TASTE OF HOME



Fig-Filled Cookies Recipe: How to Make It - Taste of Home image

Family and friends know I have a fondness for Christmas cookies. Each year after Thanksgiving, they begin asking when the cookies will be ready!

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Total Time 45 minutes

Prep Time 35 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Yield About 2-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 21

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
FILLING:
2/3 cup finely chopped raisins
1/2 cup finely chopped dates
1/2 cup finely chopped dried figs
1/2 cup orange juice
1/3 cup finely chopped dried cherries or cranberries
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
GLAZE:
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
2 to 3 teaspoons lemon juice

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Divide dough in half; cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours., In a saucepan, combine the first eight filling ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 4-6 minutes or until the fruit is tender and liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; stir in pecans. Cool to room temperature., Roll out each portion of dough between two pieces of waxed paper into a 10x8-in. rectangle. Cut each into two 10x4-in. rectangles. Spread 1/2 cup filling down the center of each rectangle. Starting at a long side, fold dough over filling; fold other side over top. Pinch to seal seams and edges. Place seam side down on parchment-lined baking sheets., Bake at 375° for 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cut each rectangle diagonally into 1-in. strips. Remove to wire racks to cool. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 259 calories, FatContent 10g fat (4g saturated fat), CholesterolContent 31mg cholesterol, SodiumContent 151mg sodium, CarbohydrateContent 42g carbohydrate (27g sugars, FiberContent 2g fiber), ProteinContent 3g protein.

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