Gateaux Bonbons
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
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84 bonbons
ingredients
- 2⁄3 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon, rind of
- 1⁄2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 cups gold medal flour (i use all-purpose white)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon baking soda
- orange marmalade
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Easy Creamy Icing
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 tablespoons water, approximately
directions
- Mix butter, sugar, egg, cheese, lemon peel and lemon juice until light and fluffy.
- Stir in flour, baking powder, salt and soda thoroughly into butter mixture.
- Cover& chill the dough at least 3 hours.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Roll about 1/4 of dough at a time 1/8 inch thick on floured board.
- (Keep remaining dough chilled.) Cut into 1-inch rounds.
- Place half the rounds on lightly greased baking sheet.
- Spoon about 1/4 teaspoon marmalade on center of each round; cover with remaining rounds.
- Press edges with floured finger to seal.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light brown.
- Continue until all the dough is used up.
- Cool and then frost with the Creamy Icing.
- Easy Creamy Icing: Mix until smooth and of spreading consistency.
- I add a few drops of two different food colours to this icing, half one colour, half another, have fun with it!
- The colouful icing is what makes it look like a bonbon!
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Reviews
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I made this recipe in middle school also for a project. I loved them. I use to make them each Christmas after that through high school. I finally made them again this Christmas and remembered how much I loved them. I had to make more for my sisters and their families. I takes time but they are worth it. I find it hard to find a 1 inch cutter so I use a 1 1/2 inch shot glass, so I don't get as many cookies(about 4 dozen.) I also, use different flavors of marmalade and jam, grape, apricot, orange, and strawberry.
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Luvfood
United States
I love to cook, brings everyone together to enjoy and relax !! Keeps memories of my Great Aunt who was an amazing, amazing, cook, close at heart. She was my inspiration to learn to cook !!