Recipes: cookies, a cake and a tartlet using fresh figs

Fresh figs are an ephemeral, exceedingly fragile, summer-time treat. Fans of this ancient fruit have to get their fill during the short window of opportunity when fresh figs are raining down from backyard trees and filling tables at farmers markets. In Southern California, that time of year is now, and to celebrate, here are four recipes for baked desserts that make use of fresh figs.