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Rustic Mediterranean Fig Cookies

Rustic Mediterranean Fig Cookies are easy homemade cookies with fresh figs. Perfect coastal delicacy.

Course Dessert
Cuisine Mediterranean
Keyword Rustic Mediterranean Fig Cookies
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 34 minutes
Servings 22 cookies
Author 2pots2cook

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour, all purpose
  • 4 Tbsp sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 8 Tbsp butter, room temperature
  • 8 Tbsp milk, dairy or non - dairy
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 8 fresh figs, unpeeled
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
  • 2 Tbsp honey
  • Lemon zest to taste
  • Pinch of salt
  • 4 tsp corn starch

Instructions

  1. Combine flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder on a work surface and add butter and milk.

  2. Knead to get even texture dough.

  3. Wrap it in the foil and let it rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.

  4. While the dough is resting, take medium sized pot to prepare the figs spread.

  5. Mash the figs with fork, add lemon juice vanilla extract, honey, and corn starch.

  6. Mix well continuously and boil on medium heat for 3 minutes. At the end, add lemon zest to taste.

  7. Leave aside, away from heat.

  8. Preheat the oven to 200 C / 392 F.
  9. Take the dough out and roll it on a flat working surface to be 4 mm / 0.16 inch thick.

  10. Cut the rounded shapes. Mine had 3 inches in diameter.

  11. Place the cookies on a sheet pan covered with parchment paper.

  12. Place 1 tsp of fig spread in the center of each cookie and bake for 14 minutes.

  13. When baked and cooled, garnish with herbs that match the figs ( thyme, basil, rosemary, or mint ).