Grown-up Fig Cookies

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 pound dried figs
• 1/2 cup pomegranate juice
• 1/2 cup port
• 1/4 cup meyer (or regular) lemon juice
• 1 cup brown rice flour
• 1 cup sorghum flour
• 1/2 cup tapioca flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon xantham gum
• scant 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup organic cane sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons molasses