Christmas Bon Bons

Name: Christmas Bon Bons
Yield: about 25 cookie
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup butter softened; 2 tbsp vanilla extract; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 3 cups flour; 1 jar marashino cherries; 1 1/2 tsp butter melted; 1 egg white; I tsp vanilla extract; 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar; Food coloring (if desired)

A-Bomb @cook_3028709

Parma, Ohio

My mom used to bake Christmas cookies when we were young kids. But she stopped making these ones because they were the hardest ones to make. They were my absolute favorite so I got the recipe from her. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

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Ingredients

about 25 cookie

1 cupbutter softened
2 tbspvanilla extract
1/4 tspsalt
1 1/2 cupspowdered sugar
3 cupsflour
1 jarmarashino cherries
1 1/2 tspbutter melted
1egg white
I tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 cuppowdered sugar
Food coloring (if desired)

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Steps

1

This is a two part recipe. The first six ingredients are for the cookies themselves. The remaining four make the holiday cookie sauce (frosting) that goes on the top.
2

Preheat oven to 350°
3

Beat softened butter in a mixing bowl until it is light and fluffy.
4

Slowly add vanilla, salt, and powdered sugar until blended well.
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Slowly add flour until blended well.
6

Use 1 heaping tbsp of this dough to wrap around a cherry and form into a ball. Place on an ungreased baking sheet.
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Repeat step six until all of the cherries are used. Bake at 350° approximately 12-15 minutes.
8

Pull from oven and allow to cool. As the cookies are cooling down, you can make the holiday cookie sauce.
9

In a small bowl, mix butter, vanilla, and egg white until well blended.
10

Slowly add powdered sugar and blend well.
11

Add food coloring if desired. (I usually make two batches of holiday cookie sauce in order to use multiple colors. But plain white looks nice too)
12

Once the cookies are cooled down, dip the tops of the cookies into the sauce.
13

Allow frosting to dry. Then transport the cookies to a covered container.

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A-Bomb @cook_3028709

on December 15, 2017 13:44

Parma, Ohio

I discovered my love for cooking as a teenager. I worked at several restaurants into my 20s. Along the way, I made many friends who are just as passionate about this great hobby. They have helped me and influenced me as I have them.