Almond Marzipan BonBons

A sweet almond surprise is baked in the center of frosted bonbons. Tiny pockets of sweetness & crunch, Kids love 'em!

Category: Desserts

Cuisine: American

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3 reviews 
Ready in 30 minutes
by Firebyrd

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup butter or Margarine softened

1/3 cup powdered sugar

2 tablespoons milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 package almond paste (7 or 8-ounce size)

1 cup powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

4 teaspoons milk (up to 5 teaspoons)


Directions

Heat oven to 375º. Beat flour, butter, powdered sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Cut almond paste into 1/2-inch slices; cut each slice into fourths. Shape 1-inch ball of dough around each piece of almond paste. Gently roll to form ball. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set and bottom is golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Dip tops of cookies into Almond Glaze. Garnish with sliced almonds. ALMOND GLAZE: Mix all ingredients until smooth and spreadable.

Reviews

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Added missing ingredient; looks like BigOven glitched when uploading this recipe the 1st time! >_<

Firebyrd
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The directions say to mix butter in with the other ingredients but I don't see butter in the ingredient list. How much butter?

MRenee110
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My little sisters always had such fun helping to shape the dough around the marzipan cubes! [I posted this recipe.]

Firebyrd

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