Adey eating Fig Newton's, eating carrots & going grocery shopping.

Adey eating Fig Newton's, eating carrots & going grocery shopping.

Dozing again...zzzZZZ

Adey eating Fig Newton's, eating carrots & going grocery shopping.

"There is an appalling lack of cookies in this house!" I said, loud enough that everyone could hear.

I had each choose one kind of cookie, including Kodak, who, oddly enough, picked molasses cookies (a personal favorite of mine).

Adey eating Fig Newton's, eating carrots & going grocery shopping.

Mm, you taste of Fig Newtons.

purchased at the dahlia bakery for inspiration as i have fig jam to use up

Adey eating Fig Newton's, eating carrots & going grocery shopping.

Adey eating Fig Newton's, eating carrots & going grocery shopping.

Adey eating Fig Newton's, eating carrots & going grocery shopping.

recipe here: sweeetheartfever.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-enjoy-being-boy-i...

January 16th is National Fig Newton Day!

NOTE- 500th Flickr Food Photo!

recipe for the crust from VWAV, filling is from fresh figs in my backyard!

Adey eating Fig Newton's, eating carrots & going grocery shopping.

Adey eating Fig Newton's, eating carrots & going grocery shopping.

Adey eating Fig Newton's, eating carrots & going grocery shopping.

Someone gave me a brand new package of fig newtons. I opened them. & The package only had 1 row in it??? Weird?

Friendsville, TN. 090720.

Adey eating Fig Newton's, eating carrots & going grocery shopping.

Adey eating Fig Newton's, eating carrots & going grocery shopping.

Adey eating Fig Newton's, eating carrots & going grocery shopping.

From the Desserts by the Yard cookbook.

These were a little tricky...I made a small batch one day that worked...but barely. The next day I made a larger batch and rolled the dough thicker. They worked perfectly.

Interestingly, these tasted much better on the second and third day. On the first day, the cookie had a bit of crunch. By the second and third days, the crunch was gone and they tasted alarmingly like the store bought Fig Newtons...only better.

I will make these again.

Adey eating Fig Newton's, eating carrots & going grocery shopping.

Adey eating Fig Newton's, eating carrots & going grocery shopping.

Adey eating Fig Newton's, eating carrots & going grocery shopping.

Adey eating Fig Newton's, eating carrots & going grocery shopping.

Adey eating Fig Newton's, eating carrots & going grocery shopping.

These Egyptian Fruit Tartlets are a variation on my favourite fig newton recipe, and are perfectly sized for a two bite treat!

Adey eating Fig Newton's, eating carrots & going grocery shopping.

January 16th is National Fig Newton Day

an old buddy from college

Dozing off...

He had a sad time before the cookie, but he's cheering up