Meemaw’s Bourbon Balls

I’ve tried several recipes I found online, and the mixture always comes out too wet to form balls. My grandmother used to make these, and I finally figured out my own recipe that’s as close to hers as I could get.

Original recipe makes 45 balls

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) package vanilla wafer cookies
8 ounces pecans
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1/2 cup bourbon whiskey
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/2 cup flaked coconut, or to taste
1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar, or to taste, for rolling

  • PREP

    20 mins

  • READY IN

    1 hr 20 mins

Directions

  1. Grind cookies in a food processor into fine crumbs; transfer to a large mixing bowl.
  2. Grind pecans in the food processor; add to cookie crumbs. Stir 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, bourbon whiskey, cocoa powder, and corn syrup with the cookies and pecans until the mixture holds together; roll into 3/4-inch balls.
  3. Spread coconut onto a plate and 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar onto a separate plate. Roll balls in coconut and sugar to coat. Arrange balls onto a platter, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until hardened, at least 1 hour.

Nutrition

Calories: 99 kcal
Carbohydrates: 10.5 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Fat: 5.8 g
Fiber: 0.9 g
Protein: 0.9 g
Sodium: 24 mg

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