Fig and Pumpkin Seed Cookies ????????~???? 2015

My family learnt how to enjoy dried figs from a hiking member. He gave us some dates, dried figs and nuts in order to build up our stamina while hiking. We enjoyed taking those nuts especially the figs which has gummy texture and kids enjoyed the sweetness.
So, I try to create a recipe using dried figs to make some Chinese New Year cookies since my family appreciate the figs. I also added in some pumpkin seeds to make these cookies into nutritious cookies.

Fig and Pumpkin seed cookies ????????

*makes 30pcs 

80g butter, room temp

40g icing sugar

1 egg yolk (large)

125g cake flour

1/2tsp baking powder

1/8tsp baking soda

40g dried fig, chopped

20g pumpkin seeds, toasted

Method

1. Sift cake flour, baking powder and baking soda together, set aside.
2. Cream butter and icing sugar till light.
3. Add in egg yolk, mix well.
4. Add in flour, combine well. Then add in chopped fried fig and pumpkin seeds, mix well to a soft dough.
5. To weight the dough into 10g each, lightly roll into ball shape, place on a lined baking tray.
6. Use a meat pounder / spoon /fork to lightly press on each of the cookie dough.
7. Bake at a pre-heated oven at 170C for 15-20mins.

Recipe by Sonia aka Nasi Lemak Lover

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