15 Dried Fruit, Fig & Date Old-Fashioned Cookies

Planning your holiday baking? Browse this festive collection for ideas to share, gift, or add to the dessert table. Each recipe name below opens the full recipe with its ingredients and instructions.

  1. Fig Almond Filled CookiesFig Almond Filled CookiesFig Almond Filled Cookies

    Sealed square shortcrust pockets with a dense dried-fig and almond filling, an Italian-style home adaptation.

  2. Fig Walnut BiscottiFig Walnut BiscottiFig Walnut Biscotti

    Crisp walnut biscotti with chewy dried fig pieces and a little cinnamon.

  3. Dried Apricot Almond BiscottiDried Apricot Almond BiscottiDried Apricot Almond Biscotti

    Golden almond biscotti with sunny dried apricot pieces and a lightly chewy fruit contrast.

  4. Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter CookiesOld-Fashioned Peanut Butter CookiesOld-Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies

    Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies: fork-pressed peanut butter rounds with lightly crisp edges, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  5. Fig Orange BiscottiFig Orange BiscottiFig Orange Biscotti

    Italian-style twice-baked slices with small dried-fig pieces, visible fig seeds and fragrant orange zest.

  6. Old-Fashioned Iced Molasses CookiesOld-Fashioned Iced Molasses CookiesOld-Fashioned Iced Molasses Cookies

    Old-Fashioned Iced Molasses Cookies with measured ingredients, drop shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  7. Fig Orange Pinwheel Shortbread CookiesFig Orange Pinwheel Shortbread CookiesFig Orange Pinwheel Shortbread Cookies

    A thin layer of cooked fig and orange paste spirals through a slice-and-bake dough for neat, fruit-filled holiday pinwheels.

  8. Old-Fashioned Ohio BuckeyesOld-Fashioned Ohio BuckeyesOld-Fashioned Ohio Buckeyes

    Old-Fashioned Ohio Buckeyes: peanut butter balls partially dipped to leave a pale top, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  9. Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter BallsOld-Fashioned Peanut Butter BallsOld-Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls

    Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls: chilled peanut butter centers under a chocolate coating, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  10. Cranberry Orange Slice-and-Bake ShortbreadCranberry Orange Slice-and-Bake ShortbreadCranberry Orange Slice-and-Bake Shortbread

    Firm sliceable logs dotted with tart dried fruit and fragrant orange zest.

  11. Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter BlossomsOld-Fashioned Peanut Butter BlossomsOld-Fashioned Peanut Butter Blossoms

    Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Blossoms: sugar-rolled peanut butter cookies with a chocolate center, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  12. Sicilian Almond QuaresimaliSicilian Almond QuaresimaliSicilian Almond Quaresimali

    Nut-dense Sicilian-style sliced almond bars made with egg whites and a little wheat flour, then dried on their cut faces; traditionally a Lenten cookie.

  13. Old-Fashioned Spritz CookiesOld-Fashioned Spritz CookiesOld-Fashioned Spritz Cookies

    Old-Fashioned Spritz Cookies: buttery Christmas spritz cookies with title-specific flavor, shaping and finishing details.

  14. Old-Fashioned Gingerbread CookiesOld-Fashioned Gingerbread CookiesOld-Fashioned Gingerbread Cookies

    Old-fashioned dark brown sugar and molasses gingerbread cut-outs with ginger, cinnamon and cloves.

  15. Date Walnut BiscottiDate Walnut BiscottiDate Walnut Biscotti

    Italian-style biscotti with chopped dates, walnut pieces and a little orange zest.