Italian fig cookies

Italian fig cookies

Ingredients/Components

• sugar
• cinnamon - 1 Tbsp
• eggs - 3 item
• vanilla - 2 tsp
• milk - 1 c
• salt - 1 tsp
• flour
• baking powder - 4 tsp
• raisins - 2 lb
• margarine - 1 c
• cloves - 2 tsp
• orange juice - 3/4 c
• black pepper - 1 tsp
• orange rind - 1 Tbsp
• figs - 1 lb

How to make italian fig cookies:

Dough:6 c. flour1 1/4 c. sugar1 c. margarine3 eggs4 tsp. baking powder1 tsp. salt1 c. milk2 tsp. vanilla Filling: Put raisins and figs through meat grinder (fine blade). Add all other ingredients; mix thoroughly for filling.

Dough: Cream sugar and margarine together. Add eggs; beat until creamy. Add vanilla. Mix flour, baking powder and salt; add to wet mixture, alternating with milk. Mix thoroughly to form a soft dough. Refrigerate for several hours. Roll out dough in strips about 3 x 24-inches. Mound filling down center of strip. Pull one edge up over filling. Roll over onto opposite edge. Leaving seam side down, cut roll into 2-inch lengths. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 400° for 10 minutes on lower shelf and 10 minutes on upper shelf. Makes 12 dozen cookies.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Cookie and brownie, Italian.