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Cherry Bonbons
Ingredients
6 oz cream cheese (room temperature)
3/4 cup butter (room temperature)
1 1/2 cups flour
1 jar 10oz maraschino cherries (well drained)
4 tbsp. chocolate chips
3/4 cup confectioners icing sugar
8 oz almond paste
Confectioners sugar (icing)
Method:
In a medium bowl mix cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Stir in the flour to
make a stiff dough. Gather into a ball, wrap and chill in the fridge for 2 hours
or in freezer for 45 minutes. Preheat oven to 375F. Push a chocolate chip inside
each well drained cherry. Pinch off a small amount of almond paste, flatten it,
and wrap around each cherry. Generously coat your work surface with
confectioners sugar (the dough will probably absorb about 1/2 cup), and roll
dough 1/8" thick. Cut in 3 inch rounds. Completely enclose a wrapped cherry in
each, pinch well to seal and place seal side down on a baking sheet. Bake at 375
F. for 16-18 minutes or until lightly golden.
Remove from oven and while still hot sprinkle with more confectioners sugar.
Cool cookies on rack. Note: almond paste is available at most supermarkets and
gourmet stores.
Yield about 3 dozen.
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