The other day I took out the tattered, hand written cookbook that sits in the book rack near my recliner. Coffee stained pages, marks where spoons were set on it by sticky little hands, a book of the past. I have looked through it many times and checked a recipe or two but have never really thought about what it means to me. Many of the pages are hanging by a thread and others are torn and faded. There is no cover or binding and it is a sad looking example of a cookbook! I left this book behind with everything else in Saudi. It came in a shipment the year after our relocation and stands as a reminder of what was and how far we have come. I found this recipe for Bon Bons which I had not made in many years, they were fantastic!
The book
Ingredients
2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup butter
1 – 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups flour
Topping
One bag of white kisses
White chocolate for drizzling
powdered sugar for sprinkling
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray
Melt chocolate and butter in a sauce pan over low heat. Move to a bowl and add condensed milk, mix well. Add flour and mix in until well combined.
Place a piece of dough in hand and flatten, place kiss in the middle and wrap up. Roll into a ball and placed on greased baking sheet. Put in oven for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Drizzle with melted white chocolate or roll in powdered sugar.
Tip- Do not over bake or they will be hard. Let cool before rolling in powdered sugar
lynz real cooking 
That hand-written recipe has seen better days but those bon bons looks absolutely delightful! Yum!
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Thanks xxx
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Lynn, those look so yummy! I love those kind of treats!
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me too, simple and yummy
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What a well loved cookbook! It’s so wonderful to hear that you’ve recovered it…and those bon bons look delicious!
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Thanks!
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I bet you were happy to see this. What a loved cookbook 🙂 The bon-bons look delicious!
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Thanks Antonia! 🙂
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Those look amazing
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Thank u x
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My daughter made these on Sunday, wow they were delicious. This recipe is a keeper, thanks!
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I am so glad dear! Thanks for telling me!
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OMG Your picture speaks a thousand of words..I can feel the taste
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Thanks xxx
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These are one of the most delicious things I have ever seen…being a chocolate lover I am really not able to control myself! They look soooooooo super cute!!!
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Thanks Lina!
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