What is a really good, or funny recipe that starts with the letter X?
“This is a tasty filled cookie in a cake-like pastry. The filling is mostly figs, with some nuts and raisins, chocolate and cinnamon. The cookies are filled, then cut and formed into X shapes before baking.” Original recipe yield: 5 dozen cookies PREP TIME 45 Min COOK TIME 15 Min READY IN 1 Hr INGREDIENTS • 4 cups all-purpose flour • 2/3 cup sugar • 1 teaspoon baking powder • 1 teaspoon salt • 1 cup butter, cubed • 1 egg • • 3/4 pound dried figs • 1/2 cup chopped almonds, toasted • 1/3 cup apricot preserves • 1/4 cup golden raisins • 1/4 cup chopped candied orange peel • 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips • 1/4 cup dark rum • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon • • 1 egg, beaten • 2 tablespoons milk • • 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar for dusting DIRECTIONS • In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in butter using a pastry blender, or pinching between your fingers. Add egg, and mix until a dough forms. It may take a couple of minutes of mixing. When the doug
