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Oh, Balls, Bourbon Balls that is

A no-bake cookie, strong with the spirit of the season
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Age Time 1 day
Total Time 1 day 3 hours 25 minutes
Course Dessert, PubGrub, Snack
Cuisine American, Southern
Servings 36 balls
Calories 67 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Vanilla wafer crumbs Put them in a bag and beat tar out of them
  • 1 cup Pecan Finely chopped, spiced, roasted or raw
  • 2 cups confectioners sugar
  • 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/4 cup Bourbon Drinkable, but not top shelf
  • 2 tbsp light corn syrup

Instructions
 

  • Thoroughly combine the vanilla wafer crumbs, chopped pecans, 1 cup of confectioners' sugar, and cocoa powder.
  • In a separate bowl, blend the bourbon and corn syrup.
  • Stir the bourbon mixture into the dry mixture. Stir and mix well with the help of a wooden or stainless steel spoon.
  • Cover the mixture and chill in the refrigerator for 3 hours.
  • Once the mixture is chilled and ready to be shaped, sift about 1/2 to 1 cup of confectioners' sugar into a wide, shallow bowl.
  • Wet your hands with cold water and shape small bits of the dough into balls.
  • Roll them in the confectioners' sugar.
  • Place in a container with a tight lid, separate layers with wax paper
  • store in the refrigerator tightly covered for a day to age

Notes

One can replace the bourbon with
  • Tequila
  • Rum
  • Frangelico
  • Baileys
  • Kahula
You can replace the pecans with other nuts; peanuts are not suggested.
One can roll the balls in a half-and-half mixture of cocoa powder and confectioners' sugar
If the balls are sticky when you take them from the fridge, you used too much bourbon, you lush.  Just take them for a roll in the sugar mixture

Nutrition

Calories: 67kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 0.4gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0.4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 0.03mgSodium: 13mgPotassium: 18mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 2IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 3mgIron: 0.1mg
Keyword Bourbon, Candy, Cookies
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