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Cherry Bonbon Cookies Recipe

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These cookies have always been part of my Christmas cookie baking. They are sure to be a hit in your home like they are in mine. —Lori Daniels, Beverly, West Virginia

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Cherry Bonbon Cookies Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 36 Servings

20 15 35

Ingredients

36 maraschino cherries
1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon 2% milk
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
CHRISTMAS GLAZE:
1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons water
Red and green liquid food coloring
Colored sprinkles
CHOCOLATE GLAZE:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons water
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Directions

Pat cherries dry with paper towels; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioner's sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in milk and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
Shape a tablespoonful of dough around each cherry, forming a ball. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 14-16 minutes or until bottoms are browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
For Christmas glaze, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and enough water to achieve a dipping consistency. Transfer half of the glaze to another bowl; tint one bowl green and the other red. Dip the tops of nine cookies in green glaze and nine cookies in red glaze, then decorate with sprinkles. Let stand until set.
For chocolate glaze, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and enough water to achieve dipping consistency. Stir in chocolate and vanilla. Dip the tops of remaining cookies in glaze, then sprinkle with nuts. Let stand until set. Yield: 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 155 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 53 mg sodium, 23 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Cherry Bonbon Cookies in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2008, p26

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Reviewed on Dec. 08, 2010 by ddivon

My mother has been making these bonbon cookies for many years and they have been a hit for all of her childen. These are the requested "Christmas Gift" now that all children have grown and left the nest.

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