Italian Desert Recipe : Italian Fig Cookies

Another Italian Desert Recipe for you.Try it for your family members..Fresh figs look like cherries when cooked. They are very sweet but taste NOTHING like the Americanized Fig Newtons we try and pass off as a healthy cookie. Enjoy the Recipe.....

Ingredients :

* 1 cup granulated/white sugar
* 1/2 cup butter
* 1 egg
* 2 cups flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1 cup chopped fresh figs
* 1/2 cup chopped walnuts


Procedure :

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F .

Cream sugar and butter

Beat the egg and add to the butter/sugar mixture.

Sift dry ingredients.

Add the dry ingredients to the mixture.

Fold in the figs.

Fold in the nuts.

Drop cookies by tablespoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.