Danish Cherry Bon Bon Cookies (With Frosting Recipe)

Dawn's Note:

Great holiday treats to take to work or share with friends and neighbors. Now a tradition in this family.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 36 cookies

Cookie Dough

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour (sifted)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 36 maraschino cherries (well drained, reserve juice)

Frosting

• 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon evaporated milk
• 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

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

Reviews

[Ladybug II]

Wonderful Cookie.. I made these cookies as a new addition to our cookies tray for Christmas! Very pretty also

[Sally3]

These are really good. For Christmas you could put a few drops of red coloring in the frosting or use green cherries with green frosting. I will definately make these again.

[Chef #1249873]

This recipe is a perfect choice for a "Christmas in July" party. I have made Bon Bons at Christmas time for many years and they're always a hit.

I substituted margarine for butter and didn't bother sifting any of the icing sugar. I also made just 14 Bon Bons with this recipe as that is how many cherries I had. I can't imagine how tiny they would have been if I'd made 36 like the recipe says it makes.