Italian Fig Cookies / Cuccidati | Ciao Italia

Ingredients

• Dough
• 2 1/4 cups King Arthur unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup frozen unsalted butter, grated
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• Filling
• 1 1/2 cups dried figs, stemmed, soaked in hot water for 15 minutes, drained and cut into pieces
• 3/4 cup golden raisins
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds
• 1/4 cup orange marmalade
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Pinch black pepper
• Grated zest of one large orange
• Glaze
• 1 2/3 cups confectioners sugar
• Juice of one large orange
• 1 tablespoon fiori di Sicilia*
• Colored sprinkles
• Ingredients