Re: Ideas for "cosmic" themed Vacation Bible School snacks.
4. I asked Linda from Customer Service for this recipe:
Bonbon Cookies (Galaxie Cookies)
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
Food color, if desired
1 1/2 cups Gold Medal® flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
Fillings: pitted dates, nuts, semisweet chocolate pieces and candied or maraschino cherries
Or:
About 24 chocolate stars or pecan halves
Icing (below)
Heat oven to 350°. Mix thoroughly butter, sugar, vanilla and few drops food color. Work in flour and salt until dough holds together. (If dough is dry, mix in 1 to 2 tablespoons milk.) Mold dough by tablespoonfuls around cherry, date, nut, chocolate pieces or chocolate star. Place cookies about 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until set but not brown. Cool; dip tops of cookies into Icing. If desired, decorate each with coconut, nuts, colored sugar, chocolate pieces or chocolate shot. Makes 20 to 25.
*Do not use self-rising flour in this recipe.
Icing: Mix 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 1/2 tablespoons cream and 1 teaspoon vanilla until smooth. If desired, stir in few drops food color. For a chocolate icing, increase cream to 3 tablespoons and stir in 1 ounce melted unsweetened chocolate (cool).
Penuche Bonbon Cookies: Substitute 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed) for the powdered sugar and omit food color.
Chocolate Bonbon Cookies: Follow recipe for Bonbon Cookies (above) except-stir in 1 square (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate, melted.
High Altitude Directions (3500 to 6500 feet): No adjustments are necessary.
04/08/85