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Bon Bon Cookies




Cookie:

• 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter, softened
• 3/4 cup Confectioner's sugar, sifted
• 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract (Yes, Tbs., not tsp.)
• 1 1/2 cups All-purpose Flour, sifted
• 1/8 teaspoon Salt
• Food Coloring, if desired

Filling:

• Nuts, Chocolate chips or Maraschino Cherries, halved

Icing:

• 1 cup Confectioner's sugar, sifted
• 1 Tablespoon Cream or Milk
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Instructions:
Cream together the butter, sugar, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Add the food coloring at this time, if desired.
Mix in the flour and salt by hand. If the dough is too dry and cant' be handled, add in a tablespoon or two of cream.
Wrap about a tablespoon of cookie dough around the filling of your choice and roll into a ball. Place the bon bons on ungreased cookie sheets as you roll the dough.
Pre-heat the oven to 350-F degrees and bake the bon bons for 12 to 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the icing by mixing together the confectioner's sugar, cream, and vanilla extract in a bowl. Add food coloring if desired.
Dip the warm bon bons in the icing and drain on a wire rack with wax paper beneath it. You may add sprinkles or colored sugars to the top of the bon bons while drying.