Best Bon Bon Cookies Recipes

BON BON CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the shortening and cream cheese until well blended. Stir in the flour, you may need to use your hands to help it form a dough. If the mixture seems too dry, add a couple of teaspoons of water. Cover and chill several hours or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.
• Before rolling out the dough, dust the rolling surface heavily with confectioners' sugar. Roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into 1x4 inch strips. Place a cherry on the end of each strip. Roll up each strip starting with the cherry. Place on prepared cookie sheets and dust with a little of the confectioners' sugar.
• Bake for 7 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies should brown slightly. Dust again with the confectioners' sugar. Allow cookies to cool before serving, the cherries are very hot!

BON BON COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix powdered sugar, margarine, vanilla and food coloring. Work in flour and salt until dough holds together. (If dough is dry, mix in 1 to 2 tablespoons milk).
• For each cookie, shape dough by tablespoonful around date, nut, chocolate chips or cherry to form ball. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until set but not brown, 12 to 15 minutes; cool.
• Dip tops of cookies into glaze. Decorate with coconut, nuts, colored sugar, chocolate chips or chocolate shot, if desired.
• Glaze: beat 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla until smooth and of desired consistency. Tint parts of glaze with different food colors if desired.
• Chocolate glaze: beat 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons milk, 1 ounce melted unsweetened chocolate (cool) and 1 teaspoon vanilla until smooth and of desired consistency.
• Chocolate bonbon cookies: omit food color. Stir 1 ounce melted unsweetened chocolate (cool) into margarine mixture.

CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT BARK COOKIES - BON APPETIT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Spray 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan with nonstick spray. Line bottom of pan with long strip of 9-inch-wide parchment paper, leaving overhang on both short sides of pan. Whisk flour and salt in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until creamy, about 2 minutes. Gradually beat in sugar. Continue beating until mixture is light and fluffy, stopping occasionally to scrape down sides of bowl, about 3 minutes. Beat in vanilla, then egg yolk. Gradually add flour mixture, beating on low speed just to blend.
• Drop dough by tablespoonfuls into prepared baking pan, spacing evenly. Using moistened fingertips, press dough to form even layer over bottom of pan. Pierce dough all over with fork.
• Bake cookie base until light golden brown and slightly puffed and edges begin to come away from sides of pan, about 30 minutes. Place pan on rack; immediately sprinkle bittersweet chocolate over. Let stand until chocolate softens, about 3 minutes. Using small offset spatula, spread bittersweet chocolate over top of cookie in thin even layer. Immediately sprinkle chopped peppermint candies over.
• Stir white chocolate in medium metal bowl set over saucepan of simmering water until melted and smooth. Remove from over water. Using fork, drizzle white chocolate all over cookies. Chill until white chocolate is set, about 30 minutes.
• Using paper overhang as aid, lift cookie from pan and transfer to work surface. Using large knife, cut cookie into irregular pieces. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 week ahead. Store in refrigerator in airtight containers between layers of waxed paper or parchment paper.

GLAZED CHERRY BON BON COOKIES

Steps:

• Pat cherries dry with paper towels; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in milk and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Shape a tablespoonful of dough around each cherry, forming a ball. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 14-16 minutes or until bottoms are browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. , For Christmas glaze, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and enough water to achieve a dipping consistency. Transfer half of the glaze to another bowl; tint one bowl green and the other red. Dip the tops of nine cookies in green glaze and nine cookies in red glaze, then decorate with sprinkles. Let stand until set., For chocolate glaze, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and enough water to achieve dipping consistency. Stir in chocolate and vanilla. Dip the tops of remaining cookies in glaze, then sprinkle with nuts. Let stand until set.

DANISH CHERRY BON BON COOKIES (WITH FROSTING RECIPE)

Steps:

• Mix butter and sugar together to a creamy consistency, then add vanilla.
• Add flour and salt gradually, mix with a fork.
• Make a small ball with dough and fold a Maraschino cherry in the middle, completely covering cherry in dough.
• Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes.
• Cool cookies.
• Make frosting, thoroughly mix together frosting ingredients.
• Dip top of cookies into frosting and allow to dry.

SWEET CHERRY BON BON COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Mix butter, sugar, vanilla, and food coloring. Measure by dipping method or by sifting.
• 2. Blend flour and salt in thoroughly with hand. If dough is dry, add 1 to 2 tablespoons milk.
• 3. Heat oven to 350 degrees. For each cookie, wrap 1 level Tablespoon dough around a filling suggested above.
• 4. Bake 1" apart on ungreased baking sheet 12 to 15 minutes, or until set but not brown.
• 5. Cool dip tops of cookies in Icing. Decorate each cookie with one of the toppings suggested above. Makes 20 to 25 cookies.
• 6. Bon Bon Icing: Mix 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons cream or milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and red, green, or yellow food coloring, if desired.
• 7. Chocolate Bon Bon Icing: Make Bon Bon Icing (above) - except add square unsweetened chocolate (1 oz.), melted and use ¼ cup cream or milk.
• 8. Penuche Bon Bon: Make Bon Bon cookies - except use ½ cup brown sugar (packed) in place of confectioners' sugar.

CHOCOLATE KISS BON-BON COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix by hand.
• Stir in flour, salt, egg, vanilla and a few drops of food color.
• Wrap JUST enough dough around the chocolate kiss to cover it. Form into a small ball and place on cookie sheet.
• Refrigerate the cookies and cookie sheet for at least 10 minutes.
• Bake 10 minutes or until set but not brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

BON BON COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. In a medium bowl, mix together shortening and cream cheese until well blended. Slowly add powdered sugar to the mixture. Next, stir in the flour until you form a dough. If the mixture seems too dry, add a couple of teaspoons of water. Cover and chill dough several hours or overnight.
• 2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Lightly spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.
• 3. Before rolling out the dough, dust the rolling surface heavily with confectioner's sugar. Roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into 1X4 inch strips. Place a cherry on the end of each strip. Roll up each strip starting with the cherry. Roll, turn, then roll to cover. Pinch together to cover cherry with dough. Place on prepared cookie sheets.
• 4. Bake for 10-12 minutes in preheated oven. Cookies should be slightly browned. Allow cookies to cool.
• 5. Icing: Add a little milk to a small bowl of confectioner's sugar until desired consistency (thick enough to coat cookie thoroughly by dipping, yet not too thick so that you need to spread it with a knife). Dip tops of cookies in icing. If desired, decorate with colorful sprinkles before they dry.

NELSON COOKIE BAKE PINK BON BON COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix thoroughly butter, sugar, vanilla.
• Add red food coloring.
• Mix in flour and salt until dough hold together. (If dough is dry, mix in 1 - 2 Tablespoons light cream.
• Mold dough by teaspoonfuls around Maraschino cherry.
• Place cookies about 1 inch apart on parchment lined cookie sheets.
• Bake 12 - 15 minutes or until set but not browned.
• Cool. Dip tops of cookies into Icing.

VEGAN CHERRY BON-BON COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Drain maraschino cherries in a collander, reserving the liquid in a small cup, bowl or jar. Dry off cherries with a paper towel, tossing around to remove all excess juice that may gather at the bottom of the collander. Set aside.
• 3. In a large bowl, cream Earth Balance and vegan powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Add soymilk and vanilla extract. In a seperate bowl combine flour and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
• 4. Gather any loose moist crumbs with your hands and press together to form a ball of dough. Divide dough into 24 portions; shape each portion around a cherry. Try to handle lightly and as quick as possible to prevent your hands from getting greasy. Dough should fit around each cherry with no air bubbles inside. Pinch and smooth the dough together and roll around in palms. For a more perfect domed "bon-bon" shape, press cookie into a circle tablespoon, and remove gently to retain shape. Place onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• 5. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
• 6. For glaze, combine the powdered sugar, melted Earth Balance and cherry juice until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Dust with additional powdered sugar if desired.

PEPPERMINT BON BON COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine first 3 ingredients in a large saucepan; cook over low heat until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, and stir in 1/2 cup crushed peppermint and 6 tablespoons sugar. Let cool 30 minutes.
• Add eggs to melted chocolate, 1 at a time, stirring well. Stir in extracts.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to chocolate mixture, stirring until combined. Stir in chocolate morsels. Cover and chill dough 2 hours or until firm enough to shape.
• Shape dough into 1 1/2" balls; place on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 12 to 13 minutes or until cookies are puffed and cracked on top. Sprinkle coarsely crushed peppermints onto cookies; press candy lightly into cookies. Let cookies cool 5 minutes on baking sheets. Transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
• Whisk together powdered sugar and milk; drizzle over cooled cookies, if desired. Drizzle with melted chocolate, if desired. Sprinkle cookies again with chopped peppermint, if desired. Let cookies stand until glaze and chocolate are firm.

BON BON COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Mix throughly butter, sugar and vanilla and food coloring if desired. Stir in flour and salt. If dough is dry add cream. Wrap dough around fillings i.e. Hershey kisses or gum drops. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees 12 to 14 minutes or until set but not browned. Dip tops of warm cookies in icing.
• 2. ICING------ Mix well.Add food coloring if desired. For chocolate icing add 1 square unsweetened chocolate, melted and use 1/4 cup cream.

CHOCOLATE BON-BON COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream Crisco and sugar. Blend in vanilla. Add flour and salt. Mix until well blended.(will look somewhat dry) Flatten out small piece of dough (approximately 1 teaspoon) Keep water in small bowl for dipping fingers so dough does not stick to hands. Place one Brachs milk chocolate star in the center of flattened dough. Fold dough over star and seal, making sure that star is covered completely. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with colored sugar for the holidays if desired. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes ONLY. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Really good cookie. My family absolutely loves these. Bet you can't eat just one!

CHERRY BON BON COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter & sugar
• 2. Add milk & vanilla, stir.
• 3. Add the combined flour & salt to form soft dough.
• 4. Divide into 24 equal portions.
• 5. Shape dough around cherries to form a ball(optional:place 2 chocolate chips into each cherry)
• 6. Bake on greased cookie sheet at 350' for about 15 minutes.
• 7. Combine glaze ingredients & drizzle over cooled cookies.

BON BON " HERSHEY'S KISSES" COOKIES

Steps:

• Unwrap hugs. Preheat oven to 350.
• In medium sauce pan, cook and stir chocolate chips and butter over low heat until chips are melted and smooth. Add sweetened condensed milk and mix well.
• In large bowl, combined flour, nuts (optional), chocotate mixture and vanilla. Mix well.
• Shape 1 tablespoon of dough around each hug, rolling around palm of hand until candy is coated.
• Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet or baking stone.
• Bake at 350 for 6 to 8 minutes.
• Cookies will be soft and appear shiny, but become firm as they cool. Do not overbake. Remove cookies from sheet onto foil or wax paper.
• Allow cookies to cool for about 30 minutes.
• After cookies have cooled, combine white chocolate baking bar and oil in cup and melt until smooth in microwave. Drizzle over cookies in stripe or swirl pattern.
• Store in tight container. Makes 5 dozen.

BON BON COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. Mix butter, sugar, vanilla and food coloring (if using), thoroughly. Measure flour by dip-level-pour method or by sifting. Blend in flour and salt. If dough is dry, add 1 to 2 Tbsp. cream. Wrap a level Tablespoon of dough around filling.. Place 1" apart on un-greased cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 15 min. Cool; dip tops of cookies in frosting; decorate with another topping if desired. Makes 20-25 cookies.

DORIE GREENSPAN’S SUGAR COOKIES (BON APPETIT DECEMBER 2007)

Steps:

• Cream together the butter, sugar and salt in a mixer fitter with the paddle attachment, until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg, beat until well blended, about 1 minute and then add vanilla. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add flour and beat on a low speed until just combined. Gather dough into a ball;divide in half. Form each into a flattened disk and wrap in plastic, chill for at least 3 hours. It ca be made up to 2 days ahead. Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking trays with parchment paper. Working with one disk at a time, roll out dough between two sheets of wax paper to 1/8″ thin. (I didn't have any so I rolled mine out on a lightly floured counter and it was just great. I had to add flour when it seemed that the cookie dough might stick to the counter or rolling pin.) Use cookie cutters, cut out cookies and transfer to a cookie sheet, spacing 1 inch apart. Gather any scraps, roll them out until all the dough is used. If not using icing then decorated with sprinkles before baking. Bake one sheet at a time until cookies are firm and golden around the edges, about 10 minutes for smaller cookies and up to 14 minutes for larger ones. Cook completely on rack. Decorate with Royal icing, sprinkles or other decorations. Let stand until icing sets. FOR ROYAL ICING: Use electric mixer, beat 3 1/4 cups powdered sugar, egg whites & lemon juice until thick & shiny. Add more powdered sugar by the tablespoon if it is too thin to spread, about 3 min. Cover w/ wet towel until use. Fill parchment pastry bag with ~3tblsps of icing. Consistency should be soft enough to pipe but firm enough to hold its shape, like soft mashed potatoes. Cut very small hole at the tip of the bag and draw an outline around the cookie. Separate the icing into little bowls for food coloring. Thin out some icing to flood - make it consistency of molasses. Decorate.

BON BON COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine butter, confectionersʼ sugar and food coloring and mix together thoroughly till light and fluffy. Mix flour and salt in with hand. Dough should pat together and stay when rolled in hand. If dough is dry, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of cream (or milk) For each cookie, wrap one level tablespoon of dough around cherry, date, kiss, etc. Roll into ball. Arrange cookies one inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) for 10 - 15 minutes depending on size of bon bons, until set, but not browning, bottom of cookie should be lite golden. Cool. Dip tops of cookies in icing (below) and decorate with candied fruit, coconut, chopped nuts, sprinkles, etc. Makes 1 - 1/2 to 2 dozen cookies. I always double or triple this batch. (4 batches at a time doesnʼt work for me). ICING: Mix together 1 cup sifted confectionerʼs sugar, 2 Tbsp cream (or milk) and 1 tsp vanilla. Add pastel food coloring as desired.