# Homemade Fig Newtons

These homemade Fig Newtons are soft, chewy, and sophisticated, with a spiced bourbon fig filling and a tender cookie that's not too sweet.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- dried figs
- bourbon
- lemon juice
- cinnamon
- lemon zest
- all-purpose flour
- whole wheat flour
- brown sugar
- baking powder
- salt
- cold butter
- egg
- vanilla extract
- milk

## Instructions

1. Add dried figs, bourbon, lemon juice, cinnamon, and lemon zest to a saucepan and cook until softened.
2. Transfer the fig mixture to a food processor and pulse until smooth to create the filling.
3. In a food processor, combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt. Pulse to combine.
4. Add cold butter to the flour mixture and pulse until a coarse meal forms.
5. Add egg, vanilla extract, and milk to the food processor and pulse until a dough forms.
6. Chill the dough.
7. Divide the chilled dough into four equal pieces.
8. Roll each piece of dough into a long rectangle.
9. Pipe two strips of the fig filling down the center of each rolled dough rectangle.
10. Fold both sides of the dough over the filling and pinch the seams to seal.
11. Carefully flip the filled dough over.
12. Gently flatten the dough with a rolling pin.
13. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for approximately 20 minutes.
14. Slice the baked Fig Newtons.
15. Store at room temperature.

## Equipment

- saucepan
- food processor
- rolling pin
- piping bag
- baking sheet

## Tips

- The trickiest part of this recipe is shaping the Fig Newtons.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-11-07

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