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Ingredients:

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  • 5 cups - Flour
  • 1/2 pounds - Butter
  • 1 cups - Sugar
  • 5 teaspoons - Baking Powder
  • 3 whole - Eggs
  • 1/2 cups - Milk
  • 1 tablespoons - Milk
    • Filling
  • 2 pounds - Figs
  • 2 pounds - Raisins
  • 2 cups - Walnuts, Chopped
  • 4 teaspoons - Cinnamon
  • 1 cups - Chocolate Chips
  • 1 cups - Honey
  • 1/2 cups - Whiskey
  • 1 - Orange, Rind and Juice only
  • 1 whole - Egg, for egg wash

    • Directions:

    Mix dry ingredients together. Cut in Butter. Beat Eggs and add to mixture.
    Soak Figs and Raisins in water. Drain, then grind together. Mix remaining filling ingredients together.

    After the filling has been made, roll the dough out to approximately 24 inches by 6 to 8 inches wide on a well floured surface.
    Using a tablespoon, fill the center of each strip of dough with the filling, making a long line of filling.
    Enclose the filling by folding over the dough and then gently roll the log and slice into cookies.
    Place cookies on a parchment or silicone lined baking sheet.

    Brush tops with beaten egg. Bake at 400F 18 to 20 minutes.

    Frost with a basic sugar glaze and sprinkles.

    Brief Description

    Serving size is an estimate. This is one of my grandmother's recipe. I added missing steps to make a more complete recipe.

    Cuisine:  Italian

    Prep Time: 20 min
    Cook Time: 20 min

    Source

    Grandma Mary

    Posted By:

    akalilc

    Posted On:

    January 27, 2021

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