Chocolate Almond Bonbons

Name: Chocolate Almond Bonbons
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 26 min
Yield: 48 cookies
Ingredients: 4 ounces sweet baking chocolate; 2 tablespoons milk; 1/4 cup sugar; 3/4 cup margarine or 3/4 cup butter, softened; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package almond paste

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Recipe by Sharon123

This recipe was a finalist in the 1952 Pillsbury Bake-off! Yummy!

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READY IN: 26mins

YIELD: 48 cookies

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

4

ounces sweet baking chocolate
2

tablespoons milk
¹⁄₄

cup sugar
³⁄₄

cup margarine or 3/4 cup butter, softened
2

teaspoons vanilla
2

cups all-purpose flour
¹⁄₄

teaspoon salt
1

(3 1/2 ounce) package almond paste

DIRECTIONS

Heat oven to 350*.
In small saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate in milk, stirring occasionally until smooth.
In large bowl, beat 1/4 cup sugar and margarine until light and fluffy.
Blend in chocolate mixture and vanilla.
Stir in flour and salt; mix well.
Using rounded teaspoonfuls of dough, shape into ball.
Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Make an indentation in center of each cookie.
Fill each with scant 1/4 tsp.
almond paste; press dough around filling to cover.
Bake at 350* for 9 to 11 minutes or until set.
Remove from cookie sheets; roll in sugar.
Cool completely.
Yield: 4 dozen cookies.