Fig Bars
From ravenseyes 15 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 24
This is one of those recipes that I gleaned out of my mothers hand written cookbook - I remember these from my childhood and to this very day love fig newtons....these are just so much tastier!! enjoy
Ingredients
- 2 cups figs (chopped) shopping list
- 2 1/2 cups flour shopping list
- 1/4 tsp. salt shopping list
- 1/2 cup sugar (white) shopping list
- 1 Tbsp. sugar (brown) (for the fig mixture) shopping list
- 2 tsps. baking powder shopping list
- 1/2 cup brown sugar (for the dough) shopping list
- 3/4 cup butter (soft) shopping list
How to make it
- Pre heat your oven to 400 degrees....if your oven bakes hot reduce to 375 degrees.
- Chop the figs add the brown sugar - add approximately 1 cup water - allow to come to a boil and turn to low heat - stirring often, allow the mixture to reduce and come to a soft paste. Remove from heat and set to cool.
- Sift flour, baking powder, salt, mix well, add sugars and cut in your butter make a soft dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 30 mins.
- On a well flour surface take the dough and roll out to 1/2 inch thick cut long strips 3 inches wide.
- Spread fig mixture in the center and fold the dough over to create a seam - pinch firmly.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes - check them at 10 minutes for color - this is a eye bake so these are not cookies you can set and forget these have to be watched.
- When removed from the oven cut into 2 inch cookies. Enjoy!
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
Gotta Try This One. We Love Fig Newtons.
goblue434
in Anniston loved it
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Just my very favorite cookie in the entire known universe, ravens! Thanks you and you have my 5,000.
Lorraine
lacrenshaw
in Horsham loved it
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Great post....I live 20 miles from Newton, where Fig Newtons were invented...These sound so much better....:)
wynnebaer
in Dunnellon loved it
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