Fresh Fig and Walnut Cookies

Chopped fresh figs add moisture to these simple clove-spiced cookies with walnuts--they're so good, you can't stop at just one!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 157 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup butter-flavored shortening (such as Crisco®)
• 1.25 teaspoons ground cloves
• 2.5 cups chopped fresh figs

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a cookie sheet.

Step 2

Cream sugar, shortening, and vanilla together in a mixing bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Step 3

Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, cloves, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add to the wet ingredients and mix until blended; mixture will be a little dry. Stir in figs and walnuts; mixture will get added moisture from the figs. Use a medium cookie scoop to drop spoonfuls of batter onto the prepared cookie sheet.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until edges start to brown, 12 to 13 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat to scoop and bake remaining batches.