Name: Bourbon Balls
Yield: Makes 3 to 4 Dozen Balls
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ⅓ cup bourbon or sour mash whiskey (or dark rum if you prefer); ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder; ¼ cup light corn syrup; 1¼ cups chopped pecans; 2 cups crushed shortbread; ¾ cup confectioners’ sugar, plus ⅓ cup for dredging

Preparation info

Makes
3 to 4 Dozen
Balls

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Hoppin John’s Lowcountry Cooking

By John Martin Taylor

Published 1992

About

This “candy” is simplicity itself to make, and it appears in every Christmas cookbook and at every holiday party south of the Mason-Dixon line. Most recipes call for using store-bought vanilla wafers as a base for the confection, but my mother’s recipe calls for shortbread.

Ingredients

2 cups crushed shortbread
¾ cup confectioners’ sugar, plus ⅓ cup for dredging

Americas
United States
Charleston
Dessert
Vegetarian
Christmas

Method

Put all of the ingredients except the sugar for dredging in a food processor and process until blended together. Roll into ¾- to 1-inch balls, roll in the powdered sugar, and store in wax paper-lined tins. They will keep for about a month.

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