Fig-Pecan Cookies

These delights operate a rich mixture of sweet, chewy figs and crunchy pecans, all nestled inside a buttery cookie base. The easy scoop-to-swirl method creates a uniquely eye-catching cookie that instantly elevates your baking repertoire.

Makes about 24 cookies

1 cup (227 grams) unsalted butter, softened
¾ cup (150 grams) granulated sugar
¾ cup (165 grams) firmly packed gentle brown sugar
2 huge eggs (100 grams), room temperature
2 teaspoons (8 grams) vanilla extract
2¾ cups (344 grams) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon (3 grams) kosher salt
¾ teaspoon (3.75 grams) baking powder
¼ teaspoon (1.25 grams) baking soda
½ cup (57 grams) chopped toasted pecans
½ to ¾ cup (160 to 240 grams) fig preserves, divided
Garnish: flaked sea salt

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Inside the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugars at medium tempo until fluffy, 2 to a few minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Add eggs, one after the opposite, beating properly after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
In a medium bowl, whisk collectively flour, kosher salt, baking powder, and baking soda. With mixer on low tempo, progressively add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating until merely blended. Add pecans, beating until merely blended. Fold in ½ cup (160 grams) preserves.
Using a 3-tablespoon spring-loaded scoop, scoop dough (about 60 grams each), scooping straight into streaks of preserves and sustaining huge swirls of it, and place on prepared pan. As you scoop, for those who do not see huge swirls of preserves anymore, fold as a lot as remaining ¼ cup (80 grams) preserves into dough as needed. Cowl and refrigerate for on the very least 2 hours or as a lot as in a single day.
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Place dough 2 inches apart on prepared pans.
Bake until edges are set, 15 to 18 minutes. Let cool on pans for 10 minutes. Garnish with sea salt, if desired. Take away from pans, and let cool totally on a wire rack. Retailer in an airtight container for as a lot as 5 days.