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Servings
20
cookies
Ingredients
Filling:
1
cup
dried figs
½
cup
lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1
tablespoon
vanilla extract
Cookie:
2½
cups
blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
½
teaspoon
celtic sea salt
½
cup
agave nectar
or
honey
¼
cup
yacon syrup
¼
cup
grapeseed oil
or
palm shortening
1
tablespoon
vanilla extract
Instructions
Place figs in a
food processor
and blend for 30 seconds until they are well chopped
Add lemon juice and vanilla; process until a smooth paste results
In a
large bowl
, combine almond flour and salt
In a
small bowl
, combine agave, yacon, grapeseed oil and vanilla
Mix wet ingredients into dry, then refrigerate dough for 1 hour
Divide chilled dough into 4 parts
Between 2 pieces of
parchment paper
, roll out 1 part of the dough into a 10 x 4 inch rectangle, ¼ inch thick
Spread ¼ of the filling evenly down the right side (lengthwise) of the rectangle
Fold the dough in half down the long side --resulting in a 10 x 2 inch bar
"Mend" the seam so the bar is symmetrical
Repeat with 3 remaining parts of dough and filling
Transfer each bar to a
parchment paper
lined
baking sheet
; bake at 350°F for 10-15 minutes
Allow to cool slightly; cut bar every 2 inches to form the fig newtons
Serve
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Fridge Time
1
hour
hour
Cook Time
10
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
20
minutes
mins
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Equipment
Food Processor
Large Bowl
Baking Sheet
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