Cherry Bon Bon Food

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.

CHERRY BONBON COOKIES

Steps:

• Drain the cherries and place on paper towels to dry.
• Beat butter until creamy.
• Gradually add 3/4 cup powdered sugar, beating well.
• Stir in flour, salt, milk and vanilla.
• Shape into 24 balls. Press each ball around a cherry, covering completely.
• Place on ungreased cooke sheets.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Roll each cookie in powdered sugar to coat.

CHERRY BON BON COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Drain cherries and keep juice.
• Beat 1/2 cup butter and 3/4 cup powdered sugar with a mixer.
• Mix in flour, salt, milk and vanilla.
• Form small 1 inch ball with dough and form around cherry.
• Continue until all of the dough is gone. About 24 balls.
• Place cookies on baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Bake for 15 minutes.
• Cool cookies on wire rack.
• In a small bowl, mix frosting ingredients. Once cookies are cooled, spread or pipe frosting on cookies.

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.

CHERRY BON BON

Steps:

• Pour 3/4 oz of Creme de Noyaux in a cordial or shot glass.
• Layer White chocolate liqueur on top by placing a spoon very close to the Creme de Noyaux in the glass. Gently pour the White chocolate liqueur on the back of the spoon into the glass to create a layer.

CHERRY BONBON COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add milk and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. , Divide dough into 24 portions; shape each portion around a cherry, forming a ball. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool., For glaze, combine sugar, butter and cherry juice until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY BROWNIE BONS BONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Microwave chocolate and butter on high for 2 minutes or until butter is melted.
• Stir until completely smooth.
• Stir granulated sugar into melted chocolate.
• Mix in eggs and vanilla until well combined.
• Stir in flour until well blended.
• Fill greased or paper lined miniature muffin tins 2/3 full with batter.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick test shows fudgy crumbs; be careful not to overbake.
• Cool slightly and remove from pans.
• Place brownies on waxed papered tray and while still warm make an indentation into each one with the end of a wood spoon or with fingertip.
• Cool completely.
• Drain cherries, reserving syrup, on paper towels and press gently to remove any liquid.
• Allow to dry.
• Chocolate Fudge Filling: Beat cream cheese and vanilla in small bowl until smooth.
• Slowly pour in corn syrup and beat until well blended.
• Add melted chocolate and beat until smooth.
• Gradually add confectioner's sugar, beating until well blended.
• Spoon 1 tsp of filling into each brownie indentation.
• Gently press a cherry into filling.
• Drizzle fancily with glaze.
• Glaze: Combine cofectioner's sugar with enough cherry syrup to make a thin glaze.

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.