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sweet cherry bon bon cookies

Recipe by
Jane Kaylie
Los Angeles, CA

Sweet Cherry Bon Bon Cookies

yield 3 serving(s)
prep time 25 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For sweet cherry bon bon cookies

  • 1/2 c
    butter or margarine
  • 3/4 c
    sifted confectioners' sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    vanilla
  • food coloring, if desired
  • 1 1/2 c
    flour
  • 1/8 tsp
    salt
  • CANDIED OR MARASCHINO CHERRIES, PITTED DATES, NUTS, OR CHOCOLATE PIECES
  • bon bon icing
  • chopped nuts, coconut, colored sugar

How To Make sweet cherry bon bon cookies

  • 1
    Mix butter, sugar, vanilla, and food coloring. Measure by dipping method or by sifting.
  • 2
    Blend flour and salt in thoroughly with hand. If dough is dry, add 1 to 2 tablespoons milk.
  • 3
    Heat oven to 350 degrees. For each cookie, wrap 1 level Tablespoon dough around a filling suggested above.
  • 4
    Bake 1" apart on ungreased baking sheet 12 to 15 minutes, or until set but not brown.
  • 5
    Cool dip tops of cookies in Icing. Decorate each cookie with one of the toppings suggested above. Makes 20 to 25 cookies.
  • 6
    Bon Bon Icing: Mix 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons cream or milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and red, green, or yellow food coloring, if desired.
  • 7
    Chocolate Bon Bon Icing: Make Bon Bon Icing (above) - except add square unsweetened chocolate (1 oz.), melted and use ¼ cup cream or milk.
  • 8
    Penuche Bon Bon: Make Bon Bon cookies - except use ½ cup brown sugar (packed) in place of confectioners' sugar.
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