Orange Scented Fig and Walnut Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1/2 cup Figs, dried
  • 1 Orange, zest of

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs

• Breakfast Foods

  • 1 3/4 cups Oatmeal, old fashioned

• Condiments

  • 1/3 cup Honey

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/3 cup Brown sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Cinnamon, Powdered
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg, powdered
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1/4 cup Walnuts

• Dairy

  • 2 sticks Butter

• Liquids

  • 1/2 tsp Water, orange blossom

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Description

Ingredients

• All purpose flour – 2 cups
• Old fashioned oatmeal – 1¾ cups
• Butter – 2 sticks (8oz)
• Brown Sugar – ⅓ cup
• Honey – ⅓ cup
• Eggs – 2, beaten
• Dried Figs – ½ cup, chopped
• pinch of salt
• Powdered Nutmeg – ¼ tsp
• Powdered Cinnamon – ¼ tsp
• Zest of one orange
• Orange blossom water - ½ tsp
• Baking soda – 1 tsp
• Vanilla extract – 1 tsp
• Walnuts – ¼ cup, chopped

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350F.
• Mix together the wet ingredients in a large bowl – the butter, honey, vanilla, orange zest, orange blossom water and eggs. Add the sugar and figs to this as well. Mix well.
• Sift together the dry ingredients in a separate bowl – the flour, oatmeal, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and baking soda.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients mixture. Stir well. Add the chopped walnuts and stir well.
• Drop spoonsful of cookie dough onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 13- 15 mins or until the cookies are golden brown. Remove from oven and cool before serving.