Oh, Balls, Bourbon Balls that is

Oh, Balls, Bourbon Balls that is

A no-bake cookie, strong with the spirit of the season

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Prep Time 25

Cook Time 3

Age Time 1

Total Time 1 3 25

Servings: 36 balls

Course: Dessert, PubGrub, Snack

Cuisine: American, Southern

Calories: 67

Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

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

Method

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

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

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

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