FIG NEWTON BARS
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
3 cups Flour -- sifted
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
2/3-cup Butter or margarine
1/2 cup Brown sugar -- dark
Firmly packed
1/2 cup Brown sugar -- light
Firmly packed
2 Egg whites
1 teaspoon Vanilla
-----FIG FILLING-----
3 cups Figs, fresh -- finely chopped
(See note)
1/4 cup Water
2 tablespoons Sugar
2 tablespoons Lemon juice
Recipe
Sift flour with salt and cinnamon. Cream butter and sugars until very
Fluffy; beat in egg whites and vanilla. Slowly work in flour; wrap dough
And chill 2 to 3 hours. Meanwhile, prepare filling. Simmer the ingredients
Together, stirring frequently, 5 to 7 minutes until thick. Cool but do not
Chill. When dough has chilled long enough, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Roll out dough, a small portion at a time, 1/4 inch thick and cut in pieces
About 2 1/2 inches wide and 3 inches long. Place a level teaspoon of fig
Mixture in the center of each and fold dough around filling as though
Folding a business letter. Flatten cookies slightly and place seam down 1
Inch apart on ungreased baking sheets; bake about 12 minutes until lightly
Brown and firm. Cool on racks.
NOTE: If fresh figs are not available, substitute 2 cups finely chopped
Dried golden figs and increase water to 1 cup.
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