Venango County Recipe of the Day: Cherry Bonbon Cookies

| March 22, 2019

The sweet cherry filling is a pleasant surprise! Sponsored by Franklin-Oil Region Credit Union.

Cherry Bonbon Cookies

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
24 maraschino cherries

Glaze:

1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 tablespoon butter, melted
2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
Additional confectioners’ sugar

Directions

~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 to 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.

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