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August Fig Cookies

You can eat fresh ones straight up, chopped and mixed into a salad, quartered on top of a pizza, wrapped in prosciutto, split open and stuffed with cheese , or even dipped in chocolate.

Recipe Summary August Fig Cookies

Thick cookies made with fresh figs and walnuts are not overbearingly sweet, but just right. Taste great in the morning with some tea or lemonade!

Ingredients | Are Figs Healthy To Eat

½ cup butter, softened

½ cup white sugar

¼ cup golden brown sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

⅛ teaspoon salt

½ cup fresh figs, halved

½ cup chopped walnuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease two baking sheets.

Mix butter, white sugar, and brown sugar by hand in a bowl. Add egg and vanilla extract; stir to combine. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a separate bowl; stir into sugar mixture.

Scoop the meat out of figs and reserve 2 tablespoons. Chop figs and scooped middles. Fold chopped figs and walnuts into the cookie dough.

Drop spoonfuls of batter on the prepared baking sheet. Top each mound with small amounts of reserved fig pulp.

Bake in the preheated oven until the cookie edges are lightly browned, 12 to 15 minutes.

Info | Are Figs Healthy To Eat

prep: 20 mins cook: 15 mins total: 35 mins Servings: 12 Yield: 2 dozen cookies

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