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Cherry Bon Bons

This is a beloved family recipes that features a shortbread like ecookize with a Maraschino cherry filled centre. The glaze using the cherry juice is truly the subtle sweet icing on the cookie. You'll absolutely love these easy and pretty holiday treats.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup icing sugar
  • 1 tsp real vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 15 maraschino cherries, removed from liquid and pat dry with paper towel, reserve liquid
Glaze
  • 1 1/2 Tbsps Maraschino cherry juice
  • 1 cup icing sugar

Method
 

  1. Preheat thee oven to 350. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a food processor, cream butter, sugar and vanilla extract.
  3. Add flour to form a soft dough.
  4. Pinch off about 2- inch circle of dough and roll it into a ball. Make a hole with your thumb, tuck in a cherry and close the hole. Continue with remaining dough and cherries.
  5. Place on prepared baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes, or until bottoms are golden brown.
  6. Cool completely on wire racks.
  7. Mix cherry juice and confectionary sugar.
  8. Dip or drizzle glaze on bon bons.