Italian Fig Cookies (Cuccidati or Buccellati)

Ingredients

• 8 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 tablespoons baking powder
• 1½ cups (12 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 8 large eggs, plus 1 additional egg (if needed)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1-pound dried figs, stems removed, chopped
• 2 cups raisins
• ½ cup walnuts
• ¼ cup honey
• Zest from 1 orange
• Juice from 2 oranges
• 8 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 teaspoons clear vanilla extract (optional)
• Nonpareils