Almond Bonbon Cookies

Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Makes

4 dozen

Updated: Jul. 18, 2023
These bonbons remind me of England, with a touch of America. Dip cooled cookies into one frosting or each side into different frostings. Have fun adding any kind of sprinkle toppings you like. — Teri Rasey, Cadillac, Michigan
Almond Bonbon Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup 2% milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 package (7 ounces) almond paste
  • VANILLA ICING:
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 4-1/2 teaspoons 2% milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • CHOCOLATE ICING:
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
  • 3 tablespoons 2% milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Assorted sprinkles

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes. Beat in milk and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour.
  2. Cut almond paste into 12 slices (about 1/4 in. thick); cut each into quarters. Shape into balls. Wrap tablespoons of cookie dough around almond paste to cover completely. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
  3. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
  4. In a small bowl, mix vanilla icing ingredients until smooth. For chocolate icing, mix confectioners' sugar, cooled chocolate, milk and vanilla until smooth. Dip cookies in icings as desired; allow excess to drip off. Decorate with sprinkles. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Store in airtight containers.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 112 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 29mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.