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Holiday Fig Filled Cookies Recipe

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These cookies are just about the best ever fig cookies to make for the holidays. This is a family recipe that originated in Sicily and has been handed down from generation to generation. In Sicily these fig filled cookies are known as cucidati (kuchidatee) and are traditionally made at Christmas. Include them in a holiday cookie basket for an extra special treat.

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Ingredients

  • 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest or lemon zest
  • 1 1/4 cups butter (room temperature)
  • 1 1/3 cups cold water
  • 1 egg beaten with 1 teaspoon water for egg wash.
  • Ingredients for Fig Filling
  • 3 cups dried figs, stems removed
  • 3 cups seedless raisins
  • 2 cups toasted almonds
  • 2 cups toasted walnuts (or 1 cup walnuts and 1 cup pecans)
  • 3/4 cup honey
  • 4 tablespoons orange juice
  • 4 tablespoons freshly grated orange zest and/or lemon zest
  • 1/2 cup orange marmalade
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • icing sugar for sprinkling
  • multi-coloured sprinkles

Details

Preparation

Step 1

How to Make the Dough
In bowl of food processor fitted with metal blade, combine 4 ¼ cups of the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and orange zest.
Pulse to mix.
Cut butter in cubes; add to flour mixture and pulse to blend until butter resembles the size of peas.
Add water gradually and mix until ingredients hold together. If sticky, add remaining flour.
Remove dough from food processor bowl and place on a lightly floured board.
Knead dough for a few minutes until dough is smooth. Divide in two and shape each piece into a disc.
Wrap each disc in plastic wrap and refrigerate while preparing the spiced fig filling.
How to Make the Fig Filling
Combine the figs, raisins and nuts in bowl of food processor fitted with a steel blade.
Pulse until coarsely chopped.
Add the honey, orange juice, zests, cinnamon and add on ingredients to the fig mixture.
Pulse until well combined.
Remove fig mixture from food processor bowl and place in medium sized bowl.
Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.
Note:

Dough and fig filling may be refrigerated for up to two days before using.
Shape Spiced and Bake Fig Filled Cookies
Preheat oven to 350° F.
Line 4 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Bring dough to room temperature and cut each disc into 4 pieces.
On a lightly floured board, roll out one piece of dough to form a rectangle (approx 12 by4 inches).
Divide filling into eight pieces.
* Spoon filling along the center length of each rectangle. Fold one side over filling and fold the other side to overlap.
Place seam side down on prepared cookie sheet.
Place 2 fig logs at a time on cookie sheets. *
Repeat from * to * with remaining dough pieces.
Brush top of logs with egg wash.
Sprinkle with multi-coloured sprinkles.
Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
Cool on cookie sheets for 10 minutes.
Remove logs and place on cutting board.
Cut each log into 12 slices.
How to Store Cookies
Store sliced fig cookies between layers of parchment or wax paper in cookie tins or airtight container.

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