One of my wife’s coworkers brought her a big basket of ripe figs. When I saw them, I went right to work looking for a fig cookie recipe. Most are for filled cookies, like Fig Newtons. They usually call for dried figs. I had to look for a while to find one that called for fresh figs and looked like something I would like. These have cloves in them, which I found in many of the fig cookie recipes. The fig and clove combine for a very interesting flavor. They are soft and cake-like.
Source:
http://rocksrecipies.blogspot.com/2011/10/fresh-fig-oatmeal-cookies.html
Yield:
24
Ingredients:
12 fresh figs (a little over a cup for the figs I had)
½ cup white sugar
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
½ cup vegetable shortening
1 large egg
1½ cups flour
½ cup oatmeal
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine flour, oatmeal, salt, cloves, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
Wash figs, cut off stems, cut into quarters.
Placing figs in a mixing bowl, along with the sugar. Shake to coat well.
Mix in egg, butter and shortening.
Stir dry ingredients into the butter mixture.
Drop dough in 2 tablespoon balls onto a greased or parchment-lined baking sheet.
Bake 12 to 15 minutes, until the edges turn brown. Remove to cool.