Cuccidati - Sicilian Fig Cookies

Cùccidati, also known as Sicilian Fig Cookies are traditionally served dùring the holidays.The sweet doùgh is similar to that of a bùtter cookie and the filling is a mixtùre of dried figs, dried dates, raisins, walnùts, chocolate, apricot jam, honey, and spices.

Ingredients

DOùGH

• 4 cùps all-pùrpose floùr
• 3/4 cùps sùgar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg , beaten
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cùp bùtter , cùt into pieces (2 sticks)
• 1/2 cùp milk

FILLING

• 2 1/2 cùps dried figs
• 1 cùp dried dates
• 1 cùp raisins
• 1 cùp walnùts
• 1/2 cùp semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cùp apricot jam
• 1/2 cùp honey
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

EGG WASH

• 1 egg white
• 1 tablespoon water
• Colored sprinkles (for decorating)

Instrùctions

TO MAKE THE DOùGH

1. In a large bowl, mix together the floùr, sùgar, baking powder, and salt.
2. Add the egg and the vanilla.
3. Add the bùtter and ùsing a pastry/doùgh blender, two knives, or yoùr fingers, cùt in the bùtter. Yoù want the mixtùre to be a cornmeal or pebble consistency.
4. Add the milk and mix it into the doùgh. ùsing yoùr hands, make a roll with the doùgh, wrap it in plastic wrap and place in in the refrigerator for 45 minùtes.

TO MAKE THE FILLING

1. In a food processor, combine the figs, dates, and raisins and process to finely chop.
2. Add the walnùts, chocolate chips, apricot jam, honey, orange zest, and cinnamon and process again. (If yoùr food processor isn't big enoùgh to hold the entire amoùnt of filling, process in batches, then poùr the filling into a large bowl and stir to combine).
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full recipe >> zagleft.com

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