Name: Bon Bon Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ cup butter; ¾ cup powdered sugar; 1 tbsp vanilla; 1 ½ cup flour; ⅛ tsp salt; food coloring; Red Maraschino cherries; Green Maraschino cherries; vanilla frosting; cocoa powder

Bon Bon Cookies Recipe

This bon bon cookie recipe is so versatile – you can use any fruits or nuts for the filling! I have fond memories of making these with my daughter and then my granddaughter.

How To Make Bon Bon Cookies

Try these perfectly portioned little treats and have a blast while making them! It's easy to get creative with this simple recipe and yet you're assured that what comes out of the oven are still scrumptious dessert treats!

Prep: 25 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Total: 40 mins

Makes:

Ingredients

½ cup butter, soft
¾ cup powdered sugar, sifted
1 tbsp vanilla
1 ½ cup flour, sifted
⅛ tsp salt
food coloring , if desired

Filling options:

Red Maraschino cherries, chocolate chips, nuts.
Green Maraschino cherries, chocolate chips, nuts.

Frosting options:

vanilla frosting, softened, tinted half red and half green
cocoa powder

Instructions

Soften butter to room temperature.
Mix the next 5 ingredients with the butter.
Take about 1 inch of dough, roll a piece of fruit or nut in the center, and mold into a ball.
Bake at 350 degrees F at 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet for 12 to 15 minutes.
When cooled, roll cookies in the softened frosting or cocoa powder.