Grandpas Figgy Cookies
From jo_jo_ba 16 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 40
Remember Fig Newtons? This is my adaptation of an Anna Olson adaptation of the classic cookie. I call them "grandpa's cookies" because every time I went to my grandparent's house the two of us would share a plate of them!
Ingredients
- Filling shopping list
- 2/3 cup diced dried figs shopping list
- 1/3 cup grape or orange juice shopping list
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce shopping list
- 4 tsp lemon juice shopping list
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon shopping list
- Dough shopping list
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour shopping list
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour shopping list
- 1/4 cup brown sugar shopping list
- 1/2 tsp baking powder shopping list
- 1/4 tsp baking soda shopping list
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon shopping list
- 1/4 tsp salt shopping list
- 1/3 cup shortening shopping list
- 1 egg shopping list
- 1 egg yolk shopping list
- 1 egg white mixed with 2 Tbsp water for egg wash shopping list
How to make it
- Combine all filling ingredients in a small saucepot and bring up to a simmer.
- Simmer until the figs absorb all liquid, about 15 minutes.
- Let cool and purée in a food processor before chilling completely.
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
- Cut in shortening until dough is a coarse mealy texture.
- Add whole egg and egg yolk and blend in until dough comes together.
- Shape into a disc, wrap and chill for an hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 °F.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough into a rectangle, just under ¼-inch thick.
- Using a knife or pastry cutter, cut strips of dough that are about 5 inches wide.
- Spoon filling along center of each strip. Don't over-fill!
- Brush one side of pastry dough with egg wash and fold the other side of pastry over filling, so that egg washed side meets it.
- Trim edges.
- Lift filled cookie tube to a greased or lined baking sheet and press down to flatten slightly.
- Repeat with remaining strips.
- Brush tops with egg wash.
- Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until a light golden brown.
- Cool cookies on sheets before cuting the bars strips into bites.
The Rating
Reviewed by 2 people-
oh give me some figgie pudden.oh give some figgy
pudden.......
frodo
in meadville loved it
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They sound so good I wish I went with you to Grandpa's
cherihannah
in Shickshinny loved it
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