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Sicilian Spiced Fig Cookies Recipe
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Mystic_river1 / All my dishes 2 years, 2 months ago
This is truly a special occasion cookie that is good anytime you feel like a treat. So soft and creamy and figgy.
Prep:70m Cook:25m Servings:12
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Ingredients
- Dough:
- 2 1/2 Cups All-purpose Flour
- 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 6 Tablespoons Unsalted, Soft Butter (About 3/4 Of A Stick)
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Filling:
- 2 Cups Moist Dried Figs (Either Dark Or Light)
- 1/2 Cup Raisins
- 1 Cup Walnuts, Toasted And Chopped
- 1/2 Cup Dark Chocolate, Chopped
- 1/3 Cup Honey
- 1/3 Cup Orange Juice
- 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1/4 Teaspoon Nutmeg
- 1/4 Teaspoon Cloves
- 1 Teaspoon Orange Zest, Finely Chopped
Directions
- To prepare the dough, place the figs, raisins and chocolate in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
- Add the walnuts and pulse briefly again.
- Transfer to a bowl, and add the remaining filling ingredients.
- Stir well and set aside while you make the dough.
- To make the dough, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
- Cut the butter into the flour mixture until the mixture becomes pea sized pieces.
- Whisk together the eggs and vanilla, and mix this into the flour mixture.
- Knead very briefly to create a smooth dough, adding a little ice water if the dough is too dry to work.
- Bring the dough into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Butter two baking sheets, or cover with silicon sheets.
- Cut the dough into 6 equal sized pieces, and place one on a lightly floured surface.
- Roll this dough into a 9 X 5 inch rectangle.
- Trim the edges with a sharp knife, and spoon a strip of filling down the center about 1 inch in width.
- Lightly wet the edges of the dough with water, and then close, by folding one edge over the filling, and then the other, pressing the edges to seal.
- Roll the log over on the seam, and cut it into 3 pieces.
- With a sharp knife, make three slits into one side of each piece, about 3/4 inches long.
- Curve the pieces to open the slits and reveal the filling, and place the cookies on a baking sheet about 1 inch apart.
- Continue using up the remaining dough in this manner.
- Bake for about 25 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned. Cool, and lightly dust with the icing sugar before serving.
- Store in airtight containers.
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noir 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Terrific! :)