Bon Bon Delights

• 1-1/2 cup All-purpose Flour
• 1/2 cups Butter, Softened
• 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
• 2 Tablespoons Milk
• 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla
• Almond Paste, Malted Milk Balls, Candied Cherries, Macademia Nuts And/or Dried Apricots
• FOR THE GLAZE:
• 1 cup Powdered Sugar
• 1/2 teaspoons Almond Extract
• 5 Tablespoons Milk

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl, beat flour, butter, the 1/2 cup powdered sugar, milk and vanilla on medium speed until dough holds together. Have handy your almond paste, malted milk balls, nuts and/or dried fruit (cut into dime-sized pieces).
2. Make one inch balls with the dough and form them around a piece of the candy or fruit. Place one inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes until the bottoms are golden brown. Remove from the cookie sheet to a rack and cool completely.
3. While the cookies are baking, mix with a whisk or fork the remaining glaze ingredients (powdered sugar, almond extract and milk). You can then portion out the glaze into 2 or 3 small glass bowls and color the glaze. (I like pastel colors). Save a small amount of white glaze for the topping.
4. When cookies are totally cool, dip the top of each one into the glaze. Using a pastry bag, (or your finger!) drizzle a bit of the plain white glaze over the top of each cookie. Have fun! These freeze very well and are easily doubled or tripled.

allpurpose, butter, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla, almond paste, powdered sugar, almond extract, milk

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/bon-bon-delights/ (may not work)