King Arthur Chocolate Bon Bon Drops Recipes

PEPPERMINT BON BON COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine first 3 ingredients in a large saucepan; cook over low heat until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, and stir in 1/2 cup crushed peppermint and 6 tablespoons sugar. Let cool 30 minutes.
• Add eggs to melted chocolate, 1 at a time, stirring well. Stir in extracts.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to chocolate mixture, stirring until combined. Stir in chocolate morsels. Cover and chill dough 2 hours or until firm enough to shape.
• Shape dough into 1 1/2" balls; place on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 12 to 13 minutes or until cookies are puffed and cracked on top. Sprinkle coarsely crushed peppermints onto cookies; press candy lightly into cookies. Let cookies cool 5 minutes on baking sheets. Transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
• Whisk together powdered sugar and milk; drizzle over cooled cookies, if desired. Drizzle with melted chocolate, if desired. Sprinkle cookies again with chopped peppermint, if desired. Let cookies stand until glaze and chocolate are firm.

HOLIDAY CAKE BON BONS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Make and bake cake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool 15 minutes.
• In large bowl, crumble warm cake; stir in frosting until well blended. Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until firm enough to shape.
• Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Shape into balls. (If mixture is too sticky, refrigerate until firm enough to shape.) Freeze 30 minutes.
• Line another cookie sheet with foil. In 1-quart microwavable bowl, microwave 12 oz candy coating uncovered on High 1 minute 30 seconds; stir. Continue microwaving and stirring in 15-second intervals until melted and smooth. Remove one-third of the balls from the freezer. Using 2 forks, dip and roll each ball in coating. Place on foil-covered cookie sheet. Decorate as desired. Refrigerate cake balls about 10 minutes or until coating is set. Melt remaining candy coating in 12-oz batches; dip remaining balls. Serve at room temperature. Store in airtight container.

DANISH CHERRY BON BON COOKIES (WITH FROSTING RECIPE)

Steps:

• Mix butter and sugar together to a creamy consistency, then add vanilla.
• Add flour and salt gradually, mix with a fork.
• Make a small ball with dough and fold a Maraschino cherry in the middle, completely covering cherry in dough.
• Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes.
• Cool cookies.
• Make frosting, thoroughly mix together frosting ingredients.
• Dip top of cookies into frosting and allow to dry.

CHOCOLATE DROPS (COCONUT & OATMEAL NO BAKE)

Steps:

• Heat sugar, milk, vanilla, cocoa and butter to boil.
• Boil for 3 minutes only (use a timer).
• Take pot off stove.
• Mix in remaining ingredients.
• Drop by spoonful onto ungreased waxed paper.
• Let cool before eating.
• Makes 4 dozen.

CHOCOLATE DROPS (AKA MACAROONS)

Steps:

• In a microwave safe bowl mix, sugar, cocoa, milk and margarine. Microwave (or cook in sauce pan) until boiling.
• Add oats, coconut, chocolate chips and vanilla.
• Drop tbsp sized cookies on a waxed paper covered cookie sheet. Chill in fridge until firm.

KING ARTHUR CHOCOLATE BON-BON DROPS

Steps:

• Place all cookie dough ingredients in bowl of your mixer.
• Beat on medium speed until a soft, smooth dough is formed.
• Remove from bowl, shape into a 3/4" thick disc.
• Wrap well in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes, or as long as overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350, line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Shape dough into small balls, about the size of a large gumball (a teaspoon cookie scoop will help).
• Bake for 7-10 minutes.
• Watch cookies carefully to avoid scorching bottoms.
• Remove cookies from oven and allow to cool slightly on pans while you prepare glaze.
• For glaze, blend the sifted confectioners sugar with heavy cream and vanilla.
• Glaze will be thick, almost icing consistency.
• Using a teaspoon, portion glaze over barely warm cookies.
• You can pipe the glaze from a piping bag or zip-top bag with a corner cut off as well.
• Top with chocolate pearls, slivers of maraschino cherry, or chocolate sprinkles. Store any leftovers at room temperature for up to a week.