Bonboncookies Recipes

GLAZED BONBON COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat butter, confectioners' sugar and salt until blended. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. (Dough will be crumbly.), Press a tablespoon of dough around five chocolate chips, covering completely. Repeat with remaining dough and chocolate chips. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 12-15 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For glaze, place frosting in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high 10-15 seconds or until melted; stir until blended. (Frosting may separate slightly when warmed but will become smooth after stirring.) Dip tops of cookies in glaze or spoon glaze over cookies; top with sprinkles. Let stand until set. Freeze option: Freeze unglazed cookies in freezer containers. To use, thaw cookies in covered containers and decorate as directed.

BONBONS

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine margarine, confectioners' sugar, condensed milk, coconut, chopped walnuts and vanilla. Stir well. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours, or until mixture has thickened enough to roll into balls. Roll the mixture into 1-inch balls and place close together, but not touching, on cookie sheets. Freeze until hard.
• While bonbons are freezing, line a cookie sheet or flat surface with waxed paper. Combine chocolate chips and shortening in the top of a double boiler, over, not in, simmering water. Stir until melted. Using a toothpick or a fork, dip each bonbon in the melted chocolate. Place on waxed paper to dry. When chocolate has hardened, store bonbons in plastic bag in the freezer.

BON BON COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix powdered sugar, margarine, vanilla and food coloring. Work in flour and salt until dough holds together. (If dough is dry, mix in 1 to 2 tablespoons milk).
• For each cookie, shape dough by tablespoonful around date, nut, chocolate chips or cherry to form ball. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until set but not brown, 12 to 15 minutes; cool.
• Dip tops of cookies into glaze. Decorate with coconut, nuts, colored sugar, chocolate chips or chocolate shot, if desired.
• Glaze: beat 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla until smooth and of desired consistency. Tint parts of glaze with different food colors if desired.
• Chocolate glaze: beat 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons milk, 1 ounce melted unsweetened chocolate (cool) and 1 teaspoon vanilla until smooth and of desired consistency.
• Chocolate bonbon cookies: omit food color. Stir 1 ounce melted unsweetened chocolate (cool) into margarine mixture.

BONBON COOKIES RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, mix together butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and food coloring thoroughly. Measure flour by dipping method or by sifting. Blend in flour and salt. Note: If dough is too dry, add 1 to 2 tablespoons. cream. To mold each cookie, wrap 1 level tablespoonful of dough around a filling suggested below. Place each cookie 1-inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets and bake approximately 12 to 15 minutes or until set but not brown. Remove from oven, carefully remove from cookie sheet, and let slightly cool on wire cooling racks (when warm the cookies are delicate). Prepare Bon Bon Icing. When the cookies are cooled but still warm, dip tops of each cookie in the Bon Bon Icing. Decorate each cookie with one of the toppings suggested above.

COOKIES AND CREAM BONBONS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick cookie sheets). Lightly grease or spray cookie sheets. In large bowl, mix cake mix, butter and egg with spoon until dough forms (some dry mix will remain).
• Shape 1 level measuring tablespoon of dough around each candy, covering completely. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
• Bake 7 to 10 minutes or until cookies begin to look dry and cracked on surface. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• Make White and Dark Chocolate Glazes. In small microwavable bowl, microwave white baking bar and 1/2 teaspoon of the oil uncovered on High 20 to 30 seconds; stir until melted and smooth. In another small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and remaining 1/2 teaspoon oil uncovered on High 20 to 30 seconds; stir until melted and smooth. Place each glaze in separate resealable plastic food-storage bag. Cut small tip from one corner of each bag. Drizzle glazes over cookies. Store covered.

FROSTED BONBONS (COOKIE EXCHANGE QUANTITY)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat all bonbon ingredients except almond paste with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon, until dough forms.
• Cut almond paste into 1/4-inch slices; cut each slice into fourths. Shape 1-inch ball of dough around each piece of almond paste. Gently roll to form ball. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set and bottom is golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• For vanilla frosting, in small bowl, stir all Vanilla Bonbon Frosting ingredients until smooth.
• For chocolate frosting, in small bowl, stir all Chocolate Bonbon Frosting ingredients until smooth. If necessary, stir in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until soft enough to spread.
• Dip tops of cookies into frostings and sprinkle with decors as desired.

CHERRY BONBON COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add milk and vanilla. Combine 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 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool., For glaze, combine sugar, butter and cherry juice until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

BON BON CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the shortening and cream cheese until well blended. Stir in the flour, you may need to use your hands to help it form a dough. If the mixture seems too dry, add a couple of teaspoons of water. Cover and chill several hours or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.
• Before rolling out the dough, dust the rolling surface heavily with confectioners' sugar. Roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into 1x4 inch strips. Place a cherry on the end of each strip. Roll up each strip starting with the cherry. Place on prepared cookie sheets and dust with a little of the confectioners' sugar.
• Bake for 7 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies should brown slightly. Dust again with the confectioners' sugar. Allow cookies to cool before serving, the cherries are very hot!

BON BON COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine butter, confectionersʼ sugar and food coloring and mix together thoroughly till light and fluffy. Mix flour and salt in with hand. Dough should pat together and stay when rolled in hand. If dough is dry, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of cream (or milk) For each cookie, wrap one level tablespoon of dough around cherry, date, kiss, etc. Roll into ball. Arrange cookies one inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) for 10 - 15 minutes depending on size of bon bons, until set, but not browning, bottom of cookie should be lite golden. Cool. Dip tops of cookies in icing (below) and decorate with candied fruit, coconut, chopped nuts, sprinkles, etc. Makes 1 - 1/2 to 2 dozen cookies. I always double or triple this batch. (4 batches at a time doesnʼt work for me). ICING: Mix together 1 cup sifted confectionerʼs sugar, 2 Tbsp cream (or milk) and 1 tsp vanilla. Add pastel food coloring as desired.

CHOCOLATE KISS BON-BON COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix by hand.
• Stir in flour, salt, egg, vanilla and a few drops of food color.
• Wrap JUST enough dough around the chocolate kiss to cover it. Form into a small ball and place on cookie sheet.
• Refrigerate the cookies and cookie sheet for at least 10 minutes.
• Bake 10 minutes or until set but not brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.