• 1 cup cornmeal (I use fine ground)
• 1 1/4 cups flour (I like whole wheat)
• 1/2 cup shortening (butter, margarine, Crisco, etc.)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoon vanilla or rum flavoring
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup chopped dried figs

Every region has its own recipe for this type of cookie with various names attached. My grandmother would use whatever she had on hand. She would make them plain or use raisins or 2 tablespoons sesame seeds in place of the nut as a substitute or lemoncello as the flavoring. Whatever she had on hand they were always delicious and anxiously awaited. Makes 25-30 cookies.