Gateaux Bonbons

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon, rind of
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 cups gold medal flour (i use all-purpose white)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• orange marmalade

Easy Creamy Icing

• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 tablespoons water, approximately

Directions

1. 1

   Mix butter, sugar, egg, cheese, lemon peel and lemon juice until light and fluffy.

2. 2

   Stir in flour, baking powder, salt and soda thoroughly into butter mixture.

3. 3

   Cover& chill the dough at least 3 hours.

4. 4

   Heat oven to 350 degrees.

5. 5

   Roll about 1/4 of dough at a time 1/8 inch thick on floured board.

6. 6

   (Keep remaining dough chilled.) Cut into 1-inch rounds.

7. 7

   Place half the rounds on lightly greased baking sheet.

8. 8

   Spoon about 1/4 teaspoon marmalade on center of each round; cover with remaining rounds.

9. 9

   Press edges with floured finger to seal.

10. 10

    Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light brown.

11. 11

    Continue until all the dough is used up.

12. 12

    Cool and then frost with the Creamy Icing.

13. 13

    Easy Creamy Icing: Mix until smooth and of spreading consistency.

14. 14

    I add a few drops of two different food colours to this icing, half one colour, half another, have fun with it!

15. 15

    The colouful icing is what makes it look like a bonbon!