Description
Tender, buttery cookies filled with a sweet, ginger-spiced fig paste and rolled into festive spirals—these fig roll cookies are a perfect holiday treat.
Ingredients
- For the cookie dough:
- All-purpose flour, sifted
- A pinch of salt
- Baking powder
- Unsalted butter, softened
- Brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- Vanilla extract
- For the fig filling:
- Dried figs, chopped
- Water (to soften the figs)
- Brown sugar or muscovado sugar
- Finely chopped stem ginger or ground ginger
- A pinch of cinnamon (optional)
Instructions
- Make the dough: Mix flour with salt and baking powder. In a separate bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla, then gradually add flour mixture until combined. Chill until firm.
- Prepare filling: Simmer chopped figs in water with sugar and ginger until soft and thickened. Optional: Add cinnamon. Puree or finely chop into a spreadable paste. Cool completely.
- Roll out dough into a rectangle on a floured surface or between parchment.
- Spread fig filling evenly over the dough, leaving a small border on one long edge.
- Roll tightly from the opposite edge into a log. Seal the seam.
- Chill the log until firm, about 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Slice the chilled log into 1/2-inch (1.3 cm) thick rounds and place on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 10–15 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden. Cool on wire rack.
- Serve at room temperature or slightly warm for best texture.
Notes
- Chilling the dough and log is essential for clean slicing and shaping.
- Filling can be made in advance and stored chilled.
- Add chopped nuts to the fig filling for texture.
- Dust cooled cookies with powdered sugar or drizzle with icing for a festive finish.
- Store in airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days or freeze for 2–3 months.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 40mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
