John Martin Taylor

Bourbon Balls

Preparation info
  • Makes

    3 to 4 Dozen

    Balls
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
top 1000Hoppin John’s Lowcountry Cooking
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

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.