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Fig Cookies - Grandma Jennie

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The best fig cookie ever! Fun to have a party to make them.

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Ingredients

  • Dough:
  • 2 1/2 lbs flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup warm milk
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 4 sticks butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Filling:
  • 2 lbs figs
  • 1 lb dark raisins
  • 1 lb white raisins
  • 1/2 tsp cloves
  • 1/2 lb grd. almonds toasted
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 cup honey melted w/fig juice

Details

Preparation

Step 1

Dough:
Beat eggs, add warm milk, salt, vanilla, sugar and butter. Add dry ingredients - salt, baking powder & approx. 2 1/2 lbs flour (till dough is workable)

Chill.

Filling:
Soak figs in 2+cups of hot water; leave in fridge for 2-3 days. Drain, reserve juice & mix w/honey. Melt honey w/juice over low heat. Chop fruit (can use food processor) & mix all ingredients.

Roll out dough in small batches. Cut in 2 inch rounds, fill w/filling and fold in half. Pinch edges together.

Roll 1/8" 350 degrees for 20 min.
Roll 1/4" 375 degrees for 20 min.

Bake until browned. Can be drizzled with icing or served plain.

for a large amount - triple dough recipe; 1 1/2 x filling


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