Almond Bonbon Cookies

By Jac_M

Ingredients

• VANILLA ICING:
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup 2% milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 package (7 ounces) almond paste
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 4-1/2 teaspoons 2% milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• CHOCOLATE ICING:
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
• 3 tablespoons 2% milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Assorted sprinkles

Details

Servings 48
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 32mins
Adapted from tasteofhome.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in milk and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour.

Cut almond paste into 12 slices (about 1/4 in. thick); cut each into quarters. Shape into balls. Wrap tablespoons of cookie dough around almond paste to cover completely. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.

Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

In a small bowl, mix vanilla icing ingredients until smooth. For chocolate icing, mix confectioners' sugar, cooled chocolate, milk and vanilla until smooth. Dip cookies in icings as desired; allow excess to drip off. Decorate with sprinkles. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Store in airtight containers.
Yield: 4 dozen.