Italian Fig Cookies (Cuccidati or Buccellati)

Italian Fig Cookies (Cuccidati or Buccellati)

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Learn how to make my Grandmother’s original Italian Fig cookie recipe. Also called Cuccidati or Buccellati, these filled cookies are a staple in Italian-American cooking and my favorite Christmas...

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Cooking tools:

  • Stand mixer
  • Meat grinder
  • Oven
  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Baking sheet
  • Cooling rack
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Spoon
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board

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

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