Sesame Bon Bon Cookies

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 1/2 cups sifted flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 cup sesame seeds
• 5 -6 ounces blanched almonds, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 cream butter& sugar together until light& fluffy.
• 2 add the egg and both extracts and beat well to combine.
• 3 sift dry ingredients together and gradually add to the wet ingredients and mix thoroughly.
• 4 cover dough and chill in refrigerator 2 hours.
• 5 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 6 form dough into a 1 inch balls and roll the balls in sesame seed to coat.
• 7 center each ball with a blanched almond, pressing the almond slightly to make sure it adheres to the cookie.
• 8 bake for 10 minutes until lightly golden.
• 9 do not brown.
• 10 cool on baking racks.