Ingredients for - Fresh Fig and Walnut Cookies

1. White sugar 2 cups
2. Butter-flavored shortening (such as Crisco®) 1 cup
3. Vanilla extract 2 teaspoons
4. Eggs 4 large
5. All-purpose flour 4 cups
6. Baking soda 2 teaspoons
7. Baking powder 2 teaspoons
8. Ground cloves 1 ¼ teaspoons
9. Salt 1 teaspoon
10. Chopped fresh figs 2 ½ cups
11. Chopped walnuts 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Fresh Fig and Walnut Cookies

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a cookie sheet.

2 . Stage

Cream sugar, shortening, and vanilla together in a mixing bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

3 . Stage

Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, cloves, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add to the wet ingredients and mix until blended; mixture will be a little dry. Stir in figs and walnuts; mixture will get added moisture from the figs. Use a medium cookie scoop to drop spoonfuls of batter onto the prepared cookie sheet.

4 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until edges start to brown, 12 to 13 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat to scoop and bake remaining batches.