Fig Newton Bars
By: Andie Mitchell
Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 3:11pm

Ingredients




1 cup butter
3 eggs
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 cups brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 cups ground figs (1 lb. whole figs) or 1 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup nuts
2 tablespoons orange juice

Preparation

1 Mix butter, eggs, lemon juice, brown sugar, and vanilla well in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, salt, soda, and baking powder. Add this flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes. 2 Boil figs and water 5 minutes. Blend in sugar, flour, nuts, orange juice. Cook until thick. Cool.  3 Roll half of the chilled dough into an 18 x 12 x 1/8 inch rectangle. Cut into 4 strips, each 3 inches wide. Put cooled filling down center of strip. Fold each side over. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.