Recipe Index

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp kosher salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the surface
• ½ cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 2 large eggs
• 1⅓ cups chopped dried figs
• 2 Tbsp chopped dried apricots
• 2 Tbsp raisins
• 2 Tbsp chopped raw almonds
• 2 Tbsp chopped raw pistachios
• 2 Tbsp orange marmalade
• 2 tsp honey
• 1 tsp finely grated orange zest (optional)
• ½ tsp instant espresso powder (optional)
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
• All-purpose flour, for the surface
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
• Multicolored nonpareils, chopped pistachios and/or finely grated lemon zest, for decorating (optional)

Method

1. Pulse the granulated sugar, baking powder, salt and flour in a food processor, add the chilled butter, and process 10 to 15 seconds until the mixture resembles wet sand, then pulse in the eggs until a ball of dough forms.
2. Form the dough into a fat cylinder on a lightly floured surface, wrap it, and chill it for at least 1 hour.
3. Heat the oven to 350°F and pulse the figs, apricots, raisins, almonds, pistachios, marmalade, honey, orange zest, espresso powder and cinnamon in the clean processor until finely chopped but not puréed.
4. Roll the dough on a floured surface into a rectangle slightly larger than 10 x 8 inches, trim it to size, and halve it lengthwise into two 10 x 4-inch rectangles.
5. Roll half the filling into a 10-inch cylinder with wet hands, lay it along one rectangle, fold the dough over, roll it up to seal, and slice the log into 1-inch rounds; repeat with the second rectangle and the remaining filling.
6. Arrange the rounds on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake 17 to 22 minutes, until pale golden underneath and firm, then cool them 5 minutes on the sheet and completely on a rack.
7. Whisk the powdered sugar and lemon juice into a thick but pourable icing, spoon it over the cooled cookies, decorate at once with nonpareils, pistachios or lemon zest, and let the icing set for 10 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition (per serving, where published)

Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data