Chocolate-Covered Bourbon Balls

Contributed byPat Landis
Chocolate-covered bourbon balls in purple paper cups, one cut open to show filling, topped with chopped nuts.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup ground pecans
  • 6 tablespoon bourbon
  • 1/4 pound butter, softened
  • 1 pound powdered sugar
  • 1 Hershey candy bar (8 oz.)
  • 1 package chocolate chips (6 oz.)
  • 1/4 stick paraffin
Yield: 30 Servings
Prep Time: 25 hours
Cook Time: 15 minutes

Instructions

Mix pecans and bourbon together and let stand overnight.

Then blend butter and powdered sugar together and mix with pecans. Refrigerate mixture for 1 hour to make it stiff enough to work with. After chilling, form dough into small balls and stick a toothpick into each one. Return to refrigerator to set.

In a double boiler, melt the Hershey candy bar, chocolate chips, and paraffin. Dip balls in chocolate, remove toothpicks and cover small hole with chocolate. These will keep for up to 3 weeks in the refrigerator. 

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