Italian Fig Cookies
By
Angela LeMoine
@Angela_LeMoine
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(NOTE: The dough is sticky, you may need to add a little flour as you work it on your counter.)
Blue Ribbon Recipe
These Italian cookies will look adorable on your holiday cookie tray. This traditional cookie is also known as Cuccidati. They take a little time to prepare but so does everything made with love. The cookie part is similar to a slightly sweet sugar cookie. The fig filling is sweet and nutty with a slight citrus flavor. For us, the filling is what makes the cookie special. If you have extra, you can just eat it with a spoon. It sort of tastes like those famous fig cookies from the grocery store. A sweet glaze on top is the perfect final touch. We love that they're bite-size. We didn't feel guilty when we ate a few... or ten. A great cookie recipe for a cookie swap too.
The Test Kitchen
Ingredients
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FOR COOKIES
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2 3/4 call-purpose flour
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1 Tbspbaking powder
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1 1/2 cpowdered sugar
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1/4 tspsalt
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6 Tbspbutter, cold & cubed
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2eggs
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2 tspvanilla
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1 Tbspcold water
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12 ozdried figs
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1/4 calmonds
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3 Tbspapricot preserves
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2 Tbsporange juice
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FOR GLAZE
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1 cpowdered sugar
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2 Tbspmilk or water
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1/2 tspvanilla