Bourbon Balls
Ingredients
- 8 1 ounce squares semi-sweet chocolate coarsely chopped
- 60 vanilla wafers pulverized, about 3 cups
- 1 cup pecans finely chopped
- 1 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup bourbon
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
Instructions
- Melt chocolate and cool to lukewarm.
- Combine wafers, pecans, 2/3 cup sugar in deep bowl.
- Pour in chocolate, bourbon and corn syrup, stir vigorously with wooden spoon.
- Scoop by 1 Tbsp ball about 1 inch diameter.
- Roll in remaining sugar and place in wide mouth jar. Moisten paper rounds cut to fit lid with bourbon.
- Tightly closed, good for 3-4 weeks. Makes about 100.