Kentucky Bourbon Balls

This recipe is something I dug up a long time ago for Derby Day, but Kentucky Bourbon Balls also make great Christmas Cookies. They're easy no-bake cookies that come together very quickly, especially if you have a small food processor.

The recipe calls for a mixture of vanilla wafer cookie crumbs and very finely chopped pecans. I tested with finely chopped pecans ground pecans and preferred the texture of finely chopped. So if you use the food processor to chop the pecans, be careful not to overdo it unless you like the texture of the ground nuts.

As far as booziness goes, these weren't over the top boozy. You could even add a little more if you'd like, but start with the 2 tablespoons. For this recipe I used a brand called Angel's Envy which in my opinion is pretty darn good. Use whatever brand you like.

Kentucky Bourbon Balls

1 cup very finely chopped vanilla wafer crumbs
Just slightly under 1 cup finely chopped pecans (I’d probably toast them first)
1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar, divided sue
2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
2 tbsp. Kentucky bourbon
1 ½ tbsp. light corn syrup

Combine crumbs, pecans, 1 cup of the confectioners' sugar, and cocoa. Mix the bourbon and corn syrup and stir into the dry mixture. At this point you can attempt shape the balls or you can chill the dough and shape it later. I found it pretty easy to just shape the balls right away.

Take tablespoons of the dough, and shape into balls. At this point you can cover the shaped balls and chill or you can go ahead and roll them in the sugar. Repeat until all the dough is used. Store them, covered, in the refrigerator.

Makes about 30

• Kentucky Race Day Pie or Derby Dessert
• Bourbon Desserts for Kentucky Derby Day
• Wafer Paper on Cookies
• White Chocolate Coconut Cream Pie
• Nilla Wafer Crumb Brownies

Recipe

Kentucky Bourbon Balls

Anna

Boozy little balls of with a chocolate and bourbon flavor. This recipe is adapted from one I saw in The Commercial Appeal.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 minute min

Chilling 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 16 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 30 balls

Ingredients

 

• 1 cup very finely chopped vanilla wafer crumbs
• 1 cup finely chopped toasted pecans
• 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar divided use
• 2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
• 2 tbsp. Kentucky bourbon
• 1 ½ tbsp. light corn syrup

Instructions

 

• Combine crumbs, pecans, just 1 cup of the confectioners' sugar, and cocoa.
• Combine the bourbon and corn syrup in a second bowl, then scrape into the dry mixture. At this point you can attempt shape the balls or you can chill the dough and shape it later. I found it pretty easy to just shape the balls right away.
• Using a tablespoon, scoop up dough and shape into balls.
• Cover the shaped balls and store in the refrigerator. Shortly before serving, dust with extra confectioners' sugar.

Keyword Bourbon Balls

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