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Homemade fig Newtons Soft Recipe
Tender, chewy fig newtons soft cookies with a sweet, jammy fig filling wrapped in a cake-like dough. This homemade version stays moist for days and tastes even better than store-bought.
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Course:
Dessert, Snack
Cuisine:
American, Homemade Treats
Prep Time:
30
minutes
minutes
Cook Time:
15
minutes
minutes
Chill Time:
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time:
1
hour
hour
15
minutes
minutes
Servings:
24
cookies
Calories:
120
kcal
Cost:
$8
Equipment
Stand mixer or hand mixer
Rolling pin
Sharp Chef’s Knife
Parchment paper
Wire cooling rack
Ingredients
Soft Cookie Dough
2
cups
cake flour
sifted
0.5
teaspoon
baking powder
0.25
teaspoon
salt
0.5
cup
unsalted butter
room temperature
2
oz
cream cheese
softened
0.5
cup
brown sugar
packed
1
large egg
2
tablespoon
milk
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
Fig Filling
1
cup
dried figs
stemmed and chopped
0.5
cup
fresh figs
chopped, if available
0.33
cup
water
2
tablespoon
honey
1
tablespoon
lemon juice
0.5
teaspoon
vanilla extract
1
pinch
cinnamon
Instructions
Simmer figs, water, honey until soft; add lemon, vanilla, cinnamon. Cool.
Cream butter, cream cheese, sugar; add egg, milk, vanilla; mix in dry ingredients.
Roll dough, add filling, fold, seal.
Refrigerate 30 minutes.
Cut cookies, bake at 350°F for 12-15 min until lightly golden.
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Nutrition
Serving:
35
g
|
Calories:
120
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
18
g
|
Protein:
2
g
|
Fat:
5
g
|
Saturated Fat:
3
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
0.5
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Cholesterol:
20
mg
|
Sodium:
60
mg
|
Potassium:
85
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
10
g
|
Vitamin A:
150
IU
|
Vitamin C:
1
mg
|
Calcium:
15
mg
|
Iron:
0.5
mg