Cookies Recipe • Fig Thumbprint Cookies

These cookies are a great way to use fresh figs, and kids love them!

Ingredients

• 2 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ½ pound fresh figs
• ⅓ cup honey
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ⅓ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice, or to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Mix flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
3. Beat sugar and butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until fluffy. Beat eggs in, one at a time, until combined; stir in vanilla extract. Fold in flour mixture until well blended.
4. Combine figs, honey, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a food processor; pulse until smooth. Stir in lemon juice until filling is slightly thinner than jam.
5. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; place on a non-stick baking sheet. Make thumbprints in batter with a wet finger. Spoon 1 teaspoon of filling into each thumbprint.
6. Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts

• calories86.1
• carbohydrateContent14.6 g
• cholesterolContent15.4 mg
• fatContent2.7 g
• fiberContent0.4 g
• proteinContent1.3 g
• saturatedFatContent1.6 g
• sodiumContent49 mg
• sugarContent7.9 g