Showing posts with label raspberry fig preserves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label raspberry fig preserves. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Raspberry Fig Newtons

Raspberry Fig Newtons

They may not look real pretty, but they sure do taste yummy!



1 cup butter flavored Crisco + 2 tbsp water
1½ cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp vanilla
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp cardamom
2¾ cups all purpose flour
2½ cups fig preserves
1 3 oz. pkg. raspberry flavored Jell-O

In a large mixing bowl beat sugar and Crisco together until light and fluffy.  Add eggs, baking soda, cream of tartar, vanilla, salt and cardamom and mix until combined. Beat in flour a little at a time until well combined.

Preheat oven to 375°.

In small bowl combine jell-o and preserves together and mix until jell-o is dissolved.

In batches spread cookie dough along the long edges of a cookie sheet making two rows on either side about 2½ -3 inches wide (cookie sheet will allow you to do two rows at a time).  Spread preserves along the edges of the dough one inch wide.  Bake 375° for nine minutes; remove from oven and gently fold over the dough side without the preserves on it.  Gently press down with spatula and bake an additional 5 minutes, remove and cut into bars.  Cool completely on wire racks.


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