Remember how much fun it was to find the prize in the cereal box or Crackerjacks? BonBon cookies are made with surprises inside. The fancy cookie is as easy as 1-2-3 and so much fun to make. Kids will love mixing, filling and dipping these cookies. BonBons are so pretty they make a great gift.
BonBon Cookies (very frugal) 20-25 cookies
- 1/2 softened butter or margarine
- 3/4-cup confectioner's sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/8 tsp salt
Mix ingredients by hand. Kids will love this! Heat oven 350 degrees.
BonBon Icing
Mix:
- 1-cup confectioner's sugar
- 2 tbsp cream
- 1 tsp vanilla
*For chocolate icing, add 1 ounce of unsweetened chocolate and 1/4 cup of cream.
*Add red or green food coloring for Christmas flair
BonBon Fillings: Chocolate covered raisins, gummi bears, jellybeans, chocolate kisses, maraschino cherries, Jordan or plain almonds, pecans, the possibilities are endless. Check out bulk candy at the grocery stores.
Printable Holiday Candy Coupons
Making BonBons:
- Wrap level tablespoon of dough around filling. (Hint: put tbsp of dough on waxed paper and flatten your hand) Place on cookie sheet 1 inch apart. Bake 12-5 minutes until dough sets, but not until brown.
- Dip tops of warm cookies in icing or use a spoon to completely cover bonbons in icing.
- Decorate cookies with coconut, nuts, colored sugars, colored sprinkles, chocolate drizzles, granola, etc.
Tips
BonBon cookies will keep a week or so in the refrigerator or indefinitely in the freezer.
For chocolate cookies add 1 ounce of melted unsweetened chocolate
Interested in additional decorative cookies? Check out Colleen's Cookies for amazing decorated holiday cookies and the Cookie Jar collection featuring holiday standards: snickerdoodles, oatmeal, chocolate chip and more. Colleen's Cookies is located at 7737 Forsyth in St Louis Mo.
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