Mea culpa, but sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Really good! Share Pin Twitter. Prep Time: 10 minutes. Cook Time: 40 minutes. Bake Time: 40 minutes. Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes. Instructions In a medium-sized, heavy-bottomed saucepan, make the filling. Reduce the heat and simmer for minutes , occasionally smashing the larger pieces with the back of a fork and stirring. They will cook down and thicken with a jam-like consistency. Remove the filling from the heat and cool completely.
Butter a 9 X 13 baking dish , then line with parchment paper or foil then butter the parchment or foil. Use plenty of butter. In a medium sized bowl whisk together the flours, baking powder, and salt. Add the orange zest and eggs.
Beat on medium until the dough comes together. Then stir in the vanilla. Gradually incorporate the flour mixture with the mixer on low. The dough will be sticky. This will be your top crust, so get it into a rectangle-ish shape if you can. Put it in the freezer. Press the remaining dough into the prepared baking dish and bake for about 20 minutes. It will be pretty and golden brown. Spread the fig filling across the baked crust and then get the top crust out of the freezer.
Gently peel the foil or paper away from the frozen cookie crust and then place it over the top of the fig filling. Pat any stray crust pieces into place. Bake for another minutes. Watch it closely! The top will turn a nice golden color. Let the whole thing cool completely in the pan, on a wire rack if you have one.
Once cooled, lift the parchment or foil out of the pan and slice into squares. Notes The fig filling can be made ahead stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Recommended Products As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases. Did you make this recipe?
B est in this group. In , Walmart dropped the Great Value brand and replaced it with the greatly inferior Homekist brand. This new fig newton has a foul chemical aroma and taste that several testers found disgusting. Healthy Valley Fig Cobbler: Moist, grainy with a hint of oatmeal. Nabisco Whole Grain: Very gritty with a weak fig flavor.
Eating Right Whole Grain: Not too dry and the fig flavor was okay but overall this isn't a great cookie. Best in this group. Barbara's Whole Wheat: The moistest but they had a strong molasses flavor that developed into a sour aftertaste. Low Fat. Barbara's Low Fat: Too moist, almost soggy, and it tasted overly sweet with a strong apple flavor. Fat Free. Nabisco Fat Free: Good flavor but very dry. Best in this Group. Eating Right Fat Free: Hard, tough, harsh after taste.
Wheat Free. Newman left, Barbara's right. Eating Right Wheat Free: Doughy, weak fig flavor. Comparing the winners from each group showed that the plain Walmart house brand was the over-all winner. However, everyone agreed that even this Fig Newton left much to be desired. It seemed that Fig Newtons tasted better as a memory than in reality.
Everyone in the panel was disappointed. I decided fig newton from my youth never really existed. Time had somehow sweetened the memory to a cookie that never existed. I was about to be proved wrong. One day after the disappointing taste test I visited a newly opened Super-Target. Out of curiosity I strolled through the cookie aisle and discovered a 15th here-to-fore untested brand of fig newton: Market Pantry.
Discouraged but willing to try one more variety for the sake of completeness, I purchased some. Once home I reluctantly opened the package and forced myself to take a bite of one of the smaller-than-average fig newtons, certain it was going to be bland and dry like all the others.
One chew and my mouth exploded with rich, figgy flavor. The cookie was lusciously moist without being soggy and had a clean, pure, strong fig flavor that left a wonderfully satisfying aftertaste. This was the sweet, succulent fig newton of youthful memories. This brand was, after the other taste-test panel members had a chance to try it, enthusiastically nominated as not only the best variety of all but as good or better than any fig newton any of them could remember.
Over the next few days I admit to consuming more of these delicious treats than I should have. But, in so doing learned something remarkable: it's hard to overdose on good fig newtons. There is something unique about their flavor that fills one with a sense of well being more than any other cookie. When at their best, they have enough flavor to satisfy yet, unlike high-end chocolate chip cookies, aren't so overpowering that after a few of them you get sick of them.
As more time passed I discovered that even more than good chocolate, to which I am also addicted, top-quality fig newtons have the power to impart a sense of happy well-being. Try a handful of Market Pantry brand fig newtons and see if you don't feel better. Note: I don't own stock in either Target or Market Pantry and no one asked or paid me to say these things. Important Update: Several months after posting this page I noticed that the Market Pantry fig newtons started ta sting different.
The fig flavor was weaker and there was an almost citrusy note that suggested lemon juice had been added. The cookies didn't seem as moist as they used to be either. Repeated tests show this new formulation appears to be permanent. This elevates Walmart's Fig Bars to the number one spot. If properly rehydrated, they are excellent by any standard.
Rehydrated doesn't help the new Market Pantry cookies. F ig newton history and facts:. Homemade Fig Newtons for you. Before we cleaned up our diet, Fig Newtons were a big staple around here. We all know how fig newtons are often touted as a healthy cookie option for kids. But if you ever looked at the ingredients, most are not good. My healthy fig newton recipe is so much healthier than store bought ones and a fig newton you can feel good about giving your kids.
These fig newtons also taste better in my opinion. You definitely need to try them. These are made with whole grains and no refined sugars, unlike the real cookies. The real cookies contain high fructose corn syrup. If you filled these with fruit, they would almost taste like a Nutri-Grain bar as well.
The possibilities are endless. I also added a little cinnamon to the dough to spice it up a bit. I think it turned out well that way. One other thing to note is, using the coconut oil will not make them taste like coconut at all, but it does help add a sweetness to the cookies. Another great thing about this recipe is that it freezes well.
So you can make up a huge batch and freeze some for later. I suggest storing them in an air-tight container with a piece or parchment between each row of cookies. They should last a couple of weeks, but you can refrigerate them to make them last even longer.
Your email address will not be published. Search for:. Homemade Fig Newtons. Prep Time 1 hr Cook Time 15 min Serves 16 cookies adjust servings. Instructions For the filling In a food processor, grind up the figs, 1 T maple syrup and a bit of water.
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