Bourbon Balls

I wrote in an earlier post about the Southern Trifecta (or holy trinity) of balls at Southern parties:

1.   Date Nut Balls

2.   Bourbon Balls

3.   Sausage Balls

….and I had several requests for bourbon balls, so here's the recipe!

Bourbon Balls

Ingredients:

1 (12-oz.) package vanilla wafers, finely crushed

1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

3/4 cup powdered sugar 

2 tablespoons Hershey's Special Dark cocoa

2 1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup

1/2 cup Maker's Mark Bourbon 

Powdered sugar for rolling cookies

Preparation:

1. Combine vanilla wafers, pecans, powdered sugar, and cocoa in a large bowl; stir well.

2. Combine corn syrup and bourbon, stirring well. Pour bourbon mixture over wafer mixture; stir until blended. Shape into 1-inch balls; roll in additional powdered sugar. Store in an airtight container up to 2 weeks.

Note:  I think pecans are better in this recipe, but this time I used walnuts because I had just enough and I wanted to get rid of them.  Most Southerners use pecans!

You can read my post for Southern Date Nut Balls here.

Maybe if I have time, I'll make my special sausage balls.  ;P

Until next time…

Blessings!

Ricki Jill