INGREDIENTS
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1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
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1 1/2 cups sugar, plus
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2 tablespoons sugar
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1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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2 large eggs, room temperature,1 lightly beaten for sealing dough
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1 large egg yolk, room temperature
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2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
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1/2 lemon, zested,cut into four 1 inch strips
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1 cinnamon stick
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24 ounces small dried black figs, stems trimmed (a small variety of figs)
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1/4 cup cognac
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2 cups water