Meemaw's Bourbon Balls
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
45
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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.