SICILIAN FIG COOKIES
A delicious fig-filled pastry. You may substitute the figs with dried apricots or dates. Hazelnuts can also be used in place of the walnuts.
Provided by Letricia
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Yield 72
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- To make Pastry: Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add the butter, eggs, vanilla and milk. Stir into a smooth dough. Remove dough from bowl and shape into a circle. Cut into 4 equal pieces, wrap in plastic and chill.
- To make the Filling: Use the zest and juice of the orange and place in large bowl. Mix in figs, raisins and nuts. Process in food processor until evenly chopped. Stir in honey, rum and cinnamon, and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
- Remove dough from refrigerator. Roll one piece of dough at a time into an 8-inch wide strip about 1/4-inch thick. Cut lengthwise in half, forming two long strips, each about 4 inches wide. Lay strips on work surface. Brush top inch of each with cold water. About 1/3 of the way up from the bottom of the dough, place 1/4 of the filling in a 1-inch wide strip, running from end to end. Fold the moistened edge of the dough over the filling and press to seal edges. Cut each strip into 1-inch rectangles and place on cookie sheets. Repeat with remaining sections of dough.
- Bake 13 to 16 minutes, or until tops are golden. Let cool on cookie sheets for 10 minutes. Transfer to wire racks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 107.1 calories, Carbohydrate 14.7 g, Cholesterol 12 mg, Fat 5 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 28.8 mg, Sugar 9.8 g
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Worship Takavada
[email protected]These cookies are a great addition to any holiday cookie platter.
Fazeena Raheem
[email protected]I didn't have any candied orange peel, so I used dried orange peel instead. It worked out fine.
MJ TIGER
[email protected]The cookies were a bit crumbly, but they still tasted good.
Eddie Orellana
[email protected]I had some trouble finding dried figs, but I was able to find them at a specialty grocery store.
Salim Malik
[email protected]The cookies were a little too sweet for my taste, but I think that's just a matter of personal preference.
Puspa Bohara
[email protected]I love that this recipe uses dried figs. It makes the cookies more flavorful and chewy.
William Mitchell
[email protected]These cookies are a great way to use up leftover figs.
LilRollie Martinez
[email protected]I was a bit skeptical about this recipe because I'm not a huge fan of figs, but I was pleasantly surprised. The cookies were really good!
Minoo Koo
[email protected]These cookies are so easy to make and they taste delicious. I love the combination of figs and almonds.
Pradip Bhatta
[email protected]I've tried many fig cookie recipes but this one is by far the best. The cookies are soft, chewy, and have the perfect amount of sweetness.
Nora Stark
[email protected]I made these cookies for a party and they were a hit! Everyone loved them.
Sohel Ahmed sohel
[email protected]These Sicilian fig cookies were a delight! The flavors were perfectly balanced and the texture was spot-on. I will definitely be making these again.