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Soft Fig Brown Butter Cookies With Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

20 mins Prep Time

12 mins Cook Time

Ingredients

Filling

  • 1 3/4 cups dates, pitted and chopped

  • 1/2 cup sugar

  • 2 cups water

  • 1 cup pecans, chopped

  • Pinch of kosher salt (optional)

Dough

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus additional for work surface

  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

  • 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

  • Pinch nutmeg

  • Pinch cinnamon

  • Pinch cardamom

  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter

  • 2 eggs

Icing

  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature

  • 1/3 cup cream cheese, room temperature

  • 1 tablespoon icing sugar

  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup

  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • Pinch kosher salt

Directions

Soft Fig Brown Butter Cookies With Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

11 Steps

  • Step 1

    Place butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until it foams, then browns, 5-8 minutes. The butter can burn easily after it foams so watch carefully and be prepared to take off heat. Place in fridge to cool and firm up.

  • Step 2

    In a pan add dates, sugar, water and salt and cook, stirring constantly until mixture is thick, water has evaporated and it forms a paste. Stir in chopped pecans.

  • Step 3

    In a stand mixer add your cooled, slightly solidified browned butter, and mix until light and fluffy.

  • Step 4

    Add eggs and vanilla and beat until thoroughly mixed. Add flour, cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking soda and salt and mix well. Refrigerate for about one hour in fridge.

  • Step 5

    After your dough has chilled, roll on a floured surface into a rectangle that is about a centimetre and a half. Spread the date mixture evenly over the dough. Try not to press too hard to disturb the dough underneath.

  • Step 6

    Roll up the dough, brush off any excess flour and refrigerate the roll for half an hour.

  • Step 7

    Preheat oven to 350°F.

  • Step 8

    When chilled, use a serrated knife cut into 1/4 inch rolls and place on a a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 350°F for 12 minutes or until puffy and lightly brown near the bottom.

  • Step 9

    Allow to cool, store in an airtight container and allow cookies to mature for at least 4 hours. This enhances flavour and texture of cookies.

  • Step 10

    In the meantime prepare icing. Mix butter, cream cheese, maple syrup, icing sugar, vanilla and salt in a bowl using a whisk until there are no lumps. To firm up or loosen you can heat in microwave in increments of 5 seconds or place in fridge.

  • Step 11

    After letting cookies rest, place icing in a Ziplock bag and cut a small hole at one corner and decorate cookies.

Ingredients

Filling

  • 1 3/4 cups dates, pitted and chopped

  • 1/2 cup sugar

  • 2 cups water

  • 1 cup pecans, chopped

  • Pinch of kosher salt (optional)

Dough

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus additional for work surface

  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

  • 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

  • Pinch nutmeg

  • Pinch cinnamon

  • Pinch cardamom

  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter

  • 2 eggs

Icing

  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature

  • 1/3 cup cream cheese, room temperature

  • 1 tablespoon icing sugar

  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup

  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • Pinch kosher salt

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