Cherry Bonbon Cookies

By á-46380

Cookies with a surprise cherry inside are perfectly named Cherry Bonbon Cookies! the glaze on top adds extra sweetness and makes them pretty, too.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup confectioner's sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 24 maraschino cherries, dried off
• GLAZE
• 1 cup confectioner's sugar
• 1 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice

Details

Servings 24
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 40mins

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add milk and vanilla.

Combine flour and salt; add to cream mixture.

Divide dough into 24 portions; shape each around a dried cherry forming a ball.

Placed on ungreased baking sheet.

Bake at 350°F for 18 minutes or until lightly browned.

Cool on wire rack.

For glaze: combine sugar, butter and cherry juice until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.