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Cherry Bonbon Cookies
This is a very old recipe from my grandma. The sweet cherry filling surprises folks trying them for the first time. —Pat Habiger, Spearville, Kansas
48 Servings
Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
24 maraschino cherries
GLAZE:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon butter, melted
2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
Additional confectioners' sugar
Directions
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add
milk and vanilla. Combine the flour and salt; gradually add to the
creamed mixture.
Divide dough into 24 portions; shape each portion around a cherry,
forming a ball. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350°
for 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to
cool.
For glaze, combine the sugar, butter and cherry juice until smooth.
Drizzle over cookies. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Yield: 2
dozen.
© Taste of Home 2013
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Nutrition Facts:
2 each cookies equals 225 calories, 9 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 23 mg cholesterol, 113 mg sodium, 36 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.
© Taste of Home 2013