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Every year I love making cookie recipes that are "different". Ones that not everyone else is making (or that I can see they aren't making them...) I am always attracted to cookies that have ingredients such as browned butter, Grey Sea Salt, caramel, almond, rum, chocolate, mint.....and the list can go on and on....
Years ago, I remember Price Chopper used to carry these Almond Croissants. You could only buy them on Sunday because that is the only day of the week they would make them. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) they stopped making them. I'm sure they were far from low fat being a croissant and all.
I have never forgotten that yummy treat. I would buy 3 or 4 whenever I happened to be there on a Sunday and they had them out. Then,while I was particapting in the Daring Baker's, we made the Danish Braids - which turned out much like my coveted crossiants as I used the almond filling in my braid. Yummy! However, I'm lazy, and making those braids are too much work for me unless it is a really special occasion. So, most of the time I just "dream" about almond filled treats.
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Until today.
I decided that I was going to make a bonbon - a cookie that was filled with almond paste and glazed with an amaretto glazethen decorated festively.
Oh my goodness. If your an almond fan then these easy to put together cookies are a must make for your cookie tray this year! I'm packing these up today and putting them in the freezer until we head north this weekend to visit family and take care of business. I'll be sharing with the kids....and I especially know Justin will love this one!
What cookies are you making this year? Fill out the link form below and share your favorites with me! Feel free to leave a link to your own page or someone else's! I will start out by guiding you to some of my very favorites from the years past! Enjoy!
Almond Filled Bonbons
⅓ cup granulated sugar
⅓ cup confectioner's sugar
1 cup unsalted butter
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 tablespoons milk
8 oz almond paste
glaze:
1-½cups powdered sugar
8tablespoons amaretto (cause I'm a boozy kinda girl - you can use milk if you wish - but if you do, add some flavoring - almond or vanilla would work!)
Decorator sugars
Preheat oven to 375. Using electric hand mixer, mix butter, sugars, flour and milk. Dough will be stiff.
Using a tablespoon, scoop out a scant tablespoon of dough. Using a teaspoon, scoop out a teaspoon of almond paste. Shape dough into a ball, covering the teaspoon of almond paste. You should get close to 4 dozen cookies using this method.
Bake 10 - 12 minutes or until set and bottom is golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet and cool.
Make glaze and spread over top of cooled cookie. Sprinkle with decorator sugars and enjoy!
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About Shelby Law Ruttan
Shelby is the author/owner of Grumpy's Honeybunch. Established in 2007, she shares and preserves family recipes as well as recipes for cooking light and keto. She has authored the One-Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook. She is an experienced, self-taught home cook who loves to share recipes with others. She also authors the websites Honeybunch Hunts and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. You can see her work on websites such as Veal Made Easy, Parade, Community Table, SoFab Food, Yummly, and FoodGawker.
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Anonymous
See AlsoCreme Brulee French Toast.I just made these and they are fantastic! I added black food coloring to the bonbon and shaped them like squares. They look like cute little lumps of coal! I will be bringing them to a cookie exchange in a few days! Thank you for the wonderful recipe!
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mommy on a mission
they look great im going to make them to night
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sweets in bulk
These really looks good and delicious.Bon-bon refers to any of several types of sweets, especially small candies enrobed in chocolate.
The first reports of bonbons come from the 17th century, when they were made at the French royal court. In modern French, the term simply refers to any type of small candy.Reply
Gera@SweetsFoodsBlog
I know that bonbons have my name inside not almond - superb!
Cheers,
Gera
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Lana @ Never Enough Thyme
Such pretty cookies! They totally look like Christmas. And that filling...wow! Delicious!
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