Bon Bon Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
• 2 tablespoons half-and-half cream
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 24 maraschino cherries, well drained
• 2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 3/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 -4 drops red food coloring

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 350 degrees.
• 2 knead together flour, sugar, butter, half-half and almond extract until well mixed.
• 3 shape about 2 tablespoons dough around a well drained maraschino cherry and roll into a ball.
• 4 place ungreased sheets and.
• 5 press down on each ball gently to flatten out bottoms.
• 6 bake for about 15 minutes or until cookies are firm but not brown.
• 7 transfer to racks to cool completely.
• 8 to make glaze: in small bowl, mix all glaze ingredients together until smooth. dip cookies in glaze to coat and set on racks (over wax paper or parchment paper to catch drips) until dry, about 30 minutes.