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Mrs. Stickinthemud's Box

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Bourbon Balls

January 24, 2016 By Jenai

Bourbon Balls

Created by Jenai on January 24, 2016

  • Yield: 49 or 50

Ingredients

  • 3 cups ground Vanilla Wafer Cookies (Nilla)
  • 1 cup ground Nuts (I prefer toasted pecans)
  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 3 tablespoons Light Corn Syrup
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons Cocoa Powder
  • 1/2 cup Bourbon, Brandy, or Rum (I prefer dark rum)
  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar (for rolling the balls in afterward)

Method

  • Combine and sift the dry ingredients (this also helps to sort out the extra large cookie chunks).
  • Stir in the liquid ingredients and fold in the nuts. The cookie crumbs will gradually absorb the liquids, thickening the batter significantly over the next few minutes.
  • Place the 1 cup of powdered sugar in a bowl or shallow pan. Depending on the stickiness, either form the dough into 1 inch balls then roll in the sugar… or drop the batter into the powdered sugar then form the balls. Coat the balls well in the sugar.
  • Store in a well-sealed container. I keep mine in the refrigerator.
Source: Mrs. Stickinthemud's Box
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Born on the 22nd of December, 1893 in Lebanon, Missouri, Ottie was the fourth of eight children born to Fernando Coffman and Myrtie Spohn. … Read More

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