Fig Newtons (Gluten-Free)

This recipe comes to us from Susan Carmack.

Fig Spread Ingredients:
1 pack of cut up dried figs
1 cup water

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Fig Spread Directions:
Soak overnight and/or simmer until soft and process until smooth.

Cookie Dough Ingredients:
1 cup of tallow or butter
1/3 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ cups rice flour
2 teaspoons guar gum
½ teaspoon salt
freshly ground nutmeg (optional)

Cookie Dough Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F and combine cookie dough ingredients in food processor until they form a ball, then roll out half of the dough (or press) into a pie pan or cake pan for the bottom layer. Next spread the fig filling on the layer and roll out the rest of the dough for top of the crust between two pieces of gluten-free floured wax paper for easy handling. Flip on top of fig filling and bake for about 12-15 minutes until light brown.