Name: Bon Bon Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: A
Ingredients: ½ cup soft butter; ¾ cup sifted powdered sugar; 1 tbsp vanilla; 1 ½ cup sifted flour; ⅛ tsp salt; if desired food coloring; chocolate chips, nuts. Red Maraschino cherries; chocolate chips, nuts. Green Maraschino cherries; softened, tinted half red and half green vanilla frosting; cocoa powder

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.

Nutrition

Sugar: 2g
:
Calcium: 1mg
Calories: 39kcal
Carbohydrates: 5g
Fat: 2g
Fiber: 1g
Iron: 1mg
Potassium: 5mg
Protein: 1g
Saturated Fat: 1g
Sodium: 28mg
Vitamin A: 85IU

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