Italian Fig Cookies
"Nothing LIKE Fig Newtons!"
These Italian fig cookies are one of those super
easy drop cookie recipes.
This recipe calls for fresh figs! But don't let fresh figs scare you!
This is one of those authentic
Italian cookie recipes that won't scare kids.
I thought I
was going to lie to my kids the first time I made these and
by not mentioning the word "figs". As it turned out they started eating them before I had a chance to
say anything.
Fresh figs look like cherries when cooked.
They are very sweet but taste NOTHING like the Americanized Fig Newtons we try and pass off as a healthy cookie.
There are a few things you can substitute in this recipe. But not a whole lot.
If this wasn't what you were looking for - scroll below to see the full list of
Italian cookie recipes I have on my site. Or check out my homepage of Italian Dessert Recipes for ideas.
Thanks for stopping by my site.
Lisa
Italian Fig Cookies
Recipe
Yield: Two Dozen (If you drop with a TBS)
Ingredients
* 1 cup granulated/white sugar
* 1/2 cup butter
* 1 egg
* 2 cups flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1 cup chopped fresh figs
* 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Procedure
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F .
Cream sugar and butter
Beat the egg and add to the butter/sugar mixture.
Sift dry ingredients.
Add the dry ingredients to the mixture.
Fold in the figs.
Fold in the nuts.
Drop cookies by tablespoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
What nuts can I substitute for the walnuts?
I try and stay a purist by keeping all
my Italian dessert recipes true to our heritage.
We use walnuts a lot and almonds. BUT, I really wouldn't want to add almonds here. BUT
for those of you in America - if you want to swap out walnuts for pecans, that would work.
Not truly
an authentic fig cookie - but it's not a big deal to use them.
Do I HAVE to use butter?
Yup! Horrible things happen to those that use fake oil products. Ok, just kidding. Margarine is fine - it just flavors horribly
in my book. But it won't make you a horrible cook for using it.
Can I skip the cloves?
Why? Do you hate them? Or not have them? The cloves and walnut combination give this fig cookie a distinct Italian flavor. It's worth the trip to the store.
If you hate cloves - than substitute whatever makes you happy.
Can I use dried figs?
Yikes! I'm sure you can, but I can't guarantee the outcome with this
recipe. This Italian fig cookie relies on some of the moisture from the fresh figs.
Dried figs won't have that.
Back to the Italian Fig Cookies recipe.
Superbowl Sunday is coming up! The best Italian Dessert Recipes for a party like this are ones that are:
FAST
Finger Foodish (not big hunky sticky globs of gooey-ness that get on your furniture)
And freeze-aheads
A couple of my favs for this are
Cappucino Cookies (lots like choc chips but with a twist)
Anisette Cookies (Always on the top 5)
Rum Balls (Gingersnaps and Rum)
Let's not for get the drinks to go with the beer that will be present! Check out my Italian drinks section for that.
Lisa
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