Sicilian Fig Cookies



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Prep Time:
30 mins

Cook Time:
15 mins

Additional Time:
10 mins

Total Time:
55 mins

Servings:
72

Yield:
6 dozen


Ingredients

  • 2 ½cupsall-purpose flour
  • ¼teaspoonsalt
  • 2 ½teaspoonsbaking powder
  • ½cupwhite sugar
  • 1cupunsalted butter
  • 2eggs
  • ½teaspoonvanilla extract
  • ¼cupmilk
  • 2cupschopped dried figs
  • 1cupraisins
  • 1largeorange
  • 2cupstoasted walnuts, chopped
  • 1cuphoney
  • ½cupdark rum
  • 1teaspoonground cinnamon

  • Directions

    For the pastry: Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add butter, eggs, vanilla, and milk; mix into a smooth dough. Turn dough out and shape into a circle; cut into 4 equal pieces, cover in plastic wrap, and chill.

    For the filling: Zest and juice orange into a large bowl; add figs, raisins, and nuts. Transfer mixture to a food processor; blend until evenly chopped. Stir in honey, rum, and cinnamon; set aside.

    Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

    Remove dough from the refrigerator. Roll one piece of dough at a time into an 8-inch wide strip about 1/4-inch thick. Cut lengthwise in half, forming two long strips, each about 4 inches wide. Lay strips on work surface; brush top inch of each with cold water. About 1/3 of the way up from bottom of dough, place 1/4 of the filling in a 1-inch wide strip, running from end to end. Fold the moistened edge of dough over the filling and press to seal edges. Cut each strip into 1-inch rectangles and place on the prepared cookie sheets. Repeat with remaining sections of dough.

    Bake in preheated oven until tops are golden, about 13 to 16 minutes. Let cool on cookie sheets for 10 minutes. Transfer to wire racks.



    Nutrition Facts (per serving)

    107 Calories
    5g Fat
    15g Carbs
    1g Protein

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