Pecan Bourbon Balls

Name: Pecan Bourbon Balls
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes about 3 1/2 dozen
Ingredients: 1 (12-oz.) package vanilla wafers, finely crushed; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1 cup finely chopped toasted pecans; ½ cup bourbon; 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa; 2 tablespoons light corn syrup; Powdered sugar; Buttery Toasted Pecans, coarsely chopped

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Think a bourbon ball is a bourbon ball is a bourbon ball? Think again. Try coating them in spiced toasted pecans for a sweet-salty variation and you'll be a convert for life.

By Julia Reed

Recipe by Southern Living December 2013

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Credit: Iain Bagwell; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

Recipe Summary

hands-on:

30 mins

total:

30 mins

Yield:

Makes about 3 1/2 dozen

Ingredients

1 (12-oz.) package vanilla wafers, finely crushed
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup finely chopped toasted pecans
½ cup bourbon
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
Powdered sugar
Buttery Toasted Pecans, coarsely chopped

Directions

Step 1

Stir together first 6 ingredients. Shape into 1-inch balls. Roll in powdered sugar or pecans. Refrigerate up to 2 weeks.

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