Bonbon Amidon (Starch Cookies)

December 22, 2014

60 minutes

easy

serves 1

The first time I had bonbon amidon (starch cookies) was in 2012 at my grandmother’s 80th birthday party. My aunt ordered them to give out as party favors, they came 3 in a small white box with a little pink plastic flower on it. I fell in love with them then and went on a search to find a recipe on how to make them. Over the course of the years I must have forgotten about my love for these cookies because I didn’t make them until this year (December 2014). I tried this recipe several times and it comes out good every time.

I have seen some recipes for bonbon amidon that use:

All purpose flour (APF) mixed with cornstarch
APF mixed with Tapioca flour (tapioca starch)
Cornstarch
Arrowroot flour (arrowroot starch)

I only tried the APF/CS and Cornstarch recipes. I like both of them but I tweeked the recipes to my taste. In the video I show you how to make the recipe that only includes cornstarch to make these cookies gluten free (make sure that the cornstarch you are using specifies if it is gluten free or not).

I didn’t have any special reason for making these Christmas cookies gluten-free, I just did it. This is the cornstarch I used.

These cookies aren’t only reserved for Christmas, they can be made any time of the year. Dress them anyway you’d like according to the holiday you’re celebrating. I said that to say this, putting sprinkles on the cookies is totally optional, I put them on to Christmasfy (yeah I made that word up LOL) them.

These cookies are pretty fragile so handle them with care when removing them off the baking tray. I love these cookies so I will definitely be making them often. I hope you try it for yourself.