Name: Meemaw's Bourbon Balls
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 45
Ingredients: Vanilla wafer cookies - 1 (12 ounce) package; Pecans - 8 ounces; Confectioners' sugar - 1 cup; Bourbon whiskey - ½ cup; Unsweetened cocoa powder - 3 tablespoons; Light corn syrup - 2 tablespoons; Flaked coconut, or to taste (Optional) - ½ cup; Confectioners' sugar, or to taste, for rolling - ¼ cup

Ingredients for - Meemaw's Bourbon Balls

1. Vanilla wafer cookies 1 (12 ounce) package

2. Pecans 8 ounces

3. Confectioners' sugar 1 cup

4. Bourbon whiskey ½ cup

5. Unsweetened cocoa powder 3 tablespoons

6. Light corn syrup 2 tablespoons

7. Flaked coconut, or to taste (Optional) ½ cup

8. Confectioners' sugar, or to taste, for rolling ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Meemaw's Bourbon Balls

1 . Stage

Grind cookies in a food processor into fine crumbs; transfer to a large mixing bowl.

2 . Stage

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 . Stage

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.