To make the filling, combine the figs and the orange zest in a food processor, and process for 1 minute, until thoroughly chopped. Transfer the fig mixture to a large bowl. Add the almonds, marmalade, ...

Think of cuccidati as a more mature Fig Newton. The classic Sicilian cookies make an appearance around Christmastime, filling flaky dough with a fig or mixed-fruit jam. Enjoyed as is or smeared with ...

1. Soak dried figs for about 10 minutes in warm water, then cut the stems off. Grind together figs, dates and pecans. When grinding, put a few figs, a few dates, and some pecans, alternating until all ...

Step inside Avo restaurant on Magazine Street on March 18 and you'll find a St. Joseph's Day altar laden with traditional Sicilian treats. Among them will be fig cookies prepared the way chef Nick ...

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together butter and sugars in mixer with paddle. Next add the eggs and mix well. Combine the dry ingredients. Combine the vanilla and milk, alternately add the dry ...

Janet Johnson of Pennsburg also sent a Italian Fig Cookie recipe for Betty Martucci of Allentown. The recipe was published in “Better Homes and Garden Cookies for Christmas” cookbook. Evelyn Hart of ...

This week, the newsroom staff at The Sentinel, took part in a blind taste test of fig cookies. They compared Nabisco's Fig Newtons with Benton's (Aldi's) Fig Bars. Besides the taste, the cookies ...

To make the dough, first mix together the flour and the baking soda in a large bowl.Then, in an electric mixer, whip the Crisco, eggs, sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth and fully blended.Now, a ...

To prepare the fig cookies, the first step is to make the shortcrust pastry. Pour into the bowl of a stand mixer the softened butter cut into cubes (1), a pinch of salt (2), and the zest of half a ...