King Arthur Chocolate Bon Bon Drops Food

KING ARTHUR CHOCOLATE BON-BON DROPS

Steps:

• Place all cookie dough ingredients in bowl of your mixer.
• Beat on medium speed until a soft, smooth dough is formed.
• Remove from bowl, shape into a 3/4" thick disc.
• Wrap well in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes, or as long as overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350, line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Shape dough into small balls, about the size of a large gumball (a teaspoon cookie scoop will help).
• Bake for 7-10 minutes.
• Watch cookies carefully to avoid scorching bottoms.
• Remove cookies from oven and allow to cool slightly on pans while you prepare glaze.
• For glaze, blend the sifted confectioners sugar with heavy cream and vanilla.
• Glaze will be thick, almost icing consistency.
• Using a teaspoon, portion glaze over barely warm cookies.
• You can pipe the glaze from a piping bag or zip-top bag with a corner cut off as well.
• Top with chocolate pearls, slivers of maraschino cherry, or chocolate sprinkles. Store any leftovers at room temperature for up to a week.

CHOCOLATE DROPS (COCONUT & OATMEAL NO BAKE)

Steps:

• Heat sugar, milk, vanilla, cocoa and butter to boil.
• Boil for 3 minutes only (use a timer).
• Take pot off stove.
• Mix in remaining ingredients.
• Drop by spoonful onto ungreased waxed paper.
• Let cool before eating.
• Makes 4 dozen.

MINT CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Using electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in large bowl until well blended. Beat in eggs and peppermint extract. Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt and beat until well blended. Form dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Flatten balls slightly to 1 1/2-inch rounds.
• Bake cookies until edges begin to firm but center still appears soft, about 13 minutes. Cool on baking sheets 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks and cool completely. (Cookies can be prepared up to 5 days ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.)

BONBONS

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine margarine, confectioners' sugar, condensed milk, coconut, chopped walnuts and vanilla. Stir well. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours, or until mixture has thickened enough to roll into balls. Roll the mixture into 1-inch balls and place close together, but not touching, on cookie sheets. Freeze until hard.
• While bonbons are freezing, line a cookie sheet or flat surface with waxed paper. Combine chocolate chips and shortening in the top of a double boiler, over, not in, simmering water. Stir until melted. Using a toothpick or a fork, dip each bonbon in the melted chocolate. Place on waxed paper to dry. When chocolate has hardened, store bonbons in plastic bag in the freezer.

CHOCOLATE CREAM BONBONS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, pecans, milk and butter. Roll into 1-in. balls. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Cover and refrigerate overnight., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip balls in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. (If balls are too soft to dip, freezer until firm, 3-5 minutes.)

OLD-FASHIONED CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Using electric mixer, beat both sugars, shortening and butter in large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Mix flour, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture and mix until blended. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls onto heavy large baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes. Transfer baking sheets to racks; cool 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks; cool completely.