sweet cherry bon bon cookies

How To Make sweet cherry bon bon cookies

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