Fig Bars

Make this recipe for fig bars if you're thinking of ideas for holiday gifts or festive cookie platters. You'll love the sweet and sticky filling!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 234 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup water
• 3 cups dried figs
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup butter, softened
• 1.75 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Step 2

Soak figs in water for 1 hour. Transfer mixture to a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until thick and stew-like, 30 minutes or longer. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.

Step 3

Meanwhile, cream sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Beat in milk and vanilla until smooth. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in another bowl; stir into creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Step 4

Divide dough into two pieces; knead each piece five or six times. On a well-floured surface, roll each piece out to a 9x13-inch rectangle, about 1/4-inch thick. Line the prepared pan with one piece of dough, spread with fig mixture, then cover with remaining dough.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool, then cut into 20 squares.