Bourbon Balls

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups finely crushed vanilla wafers
• 1 cup whole pecans, finely chopped
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup bourbon
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 finely crush vanilla sugar wafers in a food processor and measure out 3 cups worth.
• 2 finely crush 1 cup of whole pecans in a food processor.
• 3 mix wafers, nuts, powdered sugar, and cocoa.
• 4 stir in bourbon and corn syrup.
• 5 using a teaspoon to help gather mixture for each ball, shape mixture into 3/4" to 1" balls.
• 6 rolls balls in powdered sugar. i do this by dropping batches of the balls into a ziplock bag with a bit of powdered sugar in it. refill some sugar into ziplock bag as needed.
• 7 refrigerate in tightly covered containers several days before serving (though they are very yummy right away!).
• 8 makes about 5 to 8 dozen balls.