Bourbon Balls Recipe

Bourbon Balls

From shandy 16 years ago

These are great and if you can manage to let them sit for a week, they are also potent! Total yum for the upcoming holidays. :D

Melt chcolate chips over low heat. Remove from heat and stir in sugar and corn syrup. Blend in bourbon, rum or whiskey. Add crushed vanilla wafers and chopped nuts. Mix well.
Cool in refrigerator until hard enough to roll into small balls. I use a melon baller scoop to do this but the good ol teaspoon and hand rolling works just as well.
Roll balls in a mixture of ground nuts and confectioner's sugar, or just plain confectioner's sugar. Store in lightly covered container for a week before serving.

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deedo 15 years ago
I use crushed gingersnaps instead of vanilla wafers and it is outstanding! It really gives the bourbon balls that extra zing!
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henrie ate it and said...
OMG, this is a must, would be good to ring in the New Year. Thanks for posting, yum! Great post.
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chriesi 16 years ago
That is great! Up to my " to cook " list. :)
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lor ate it and said...
Okay... remember the Church Vicar and the women's auxiliary with that Rum cake recipe of yours. Here's another one I think they should have ;-)
I can only imagine them dancing in the street lol
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vino4dino 16 years ago
I make bourbon balls every Christmas. These sound good to me.
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mystic_river1 ate it and said...
Oh yeah!When I was a teenager my oldest sister (the baker) was making these, but I thought they were meatballs and pestered her to let me taste them.And...I kept sneaking one here and there. The only time (so far) that I have been drunk! Been looking for this recipe...thanks for the post.
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pudgy47 ate it and said...
Had these before but Irish Whiskey was used instead of bourbon. Very good post thanks.
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Had these before but Irish Whiskey was used instead of bourbon. Very good post thanks.

pudgy47 in Las Vegas loved it
Oh yeah!When I was a teenager my oldest sister (the baker) was making these, but I thought they were meatballs and pestered her to let me taste them.And...I kept sneaking one here and there. The only time (so far) that I have been drunk! Been looking...more

mystic_river1 in Bradenton loved it
Okay... remember the Church Vicar and the women's auxiliary with that Rum cake recipe of yours. Here's another one I think they should have ;-)
I can only imagine them dancing in the street lol

lor in Toronto loved it

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