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!
Original recipe makes 2 dozen cookies
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup golden brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup fresh figs, halved
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
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PREP
20 mins
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COOK
15 mins
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READY IN
35 mins
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.
Nutrition
Calories: 213 kcal
Carbohydrates: 25.4 g
Cholesterol: 38 mg
Fat: 11.4 g
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 3 g
Sodium: 106 mg