Bonbon Cookies
Wayne first made these cookies over 20 years ago! They're fun to do when you want something "pretty" for a cookie platter.
Bonbon Cookies
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
¾ cup powdered sugar
1 Tbls vanilla
food color, if desired
1 ½ cups flour
Dates, nuts, chocolate chips, candied fruit pieces
Icing glaze (1 cup powdered sugar, 2 Tbls cream, 1 tsp vanilla mixed together)
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
¾ cup powdered sugar
1 Tbls vanilla
food color, if desired
1 ½ cups flour
Dates, nuts, chocolate chips, candied fruit pieces
Icing glaze (1 cup powdered sugar, 2 Tbls cream, 1 tsp vanilla mixed together)
Mix together butter, sugar, vanilla and food color. Work in flour and salt until the dough holds together. (If too dry, add some light cream.) Mold the dough by the tablespoonful around a date or nut or chocolate chip. Place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes, until set but not brown. Cool. Dip tops of cookies into the icing. They can be decorated with chopped nuts or colored sugar.
These look like the cookies my kids love from our local grocery store. So pretty. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYum - they sound and look delish!! How much salt are you supposed to put in?
ReplyDeleteAlthough I routinely only had half the amount of salt called for, this original recipe didn't have salt. Just be sure to use salted butter. And I guess you could experiment with using just a pinch of salt if you wanted. Hope this helps!
ReplyDeleteThis recipe suggests wrapping the dough around chocolate-covered macadamia chunks. Sounds delicious! https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/chocolate-macadamia-meltaways/
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