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Bourbon Balls

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Bourbon BallsKimberley Sentner

Editor's note: This recipe appears as part of our editors' Christmas Cookie Swap, 10 beloved holiday recipes from the editors of Epicurious and Gourmet Live.

These bite-sized cookie balls are made of all the best things: ground vanilla wafers, ground pecans, confectioner's sugar, white Karo syrup, and good bourbon whiskey.

Comment:

These are delicious and will keep for months in a tin box in the refrigerator.

Ingredients

4 cups ground vanilla wafers
1 cup ground pecans
1 cup confectioner's sugar
3 tablespoons white karo
1/2 cup good bourbon whiskey

Preparation

  1. Method:

    Mix all together and shape in small balls the size of a large cherry, and roll in confectioner's sugar. Makes about 40 balls, depending upon the size.

Reprinted with permission from Keys to our Kitchens by Mrs. Harold M. James, (C) 1963 The Woman's Club House Co.
TagsCookieDessertBourbonWhiskeyAlcoholBeveragesSouthernAmericanPecanNutEasy5 Ingredients or FewerNo-CookCookbooks

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