Chocolate-cherry bourbon ball

Yield: 60 Servings

Measure Ingredient
1 cup Semisweet chocolate pieces; (6 oz pkg.)
¼ cup Milk
3 tablespoons Light corn syrup 1/4 cup bourbon
1 pack Chocolate wafers; crushed (about 2 1/4 cups) (9 oz)
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Nuts; finely chopped
½ cup Powdered sugar; sifted
¼ cup Candied red cherries; finely chopped
\N \N Unsweetened cocoa powder OR Pistachio nuts; fine ground

Stir chocolate in a heavy small saucepan over low heat till melted. Stir in milk, corn syrup, and bourbon. Set mixture aside. Combine crushed chocolate wafers, granulated sugar, nuts, powdered sugar, and cherries in a large mixing bowl. Add chocolate mixture and stir till combined. Cover and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls and roll in cocoa powder or ground nuts. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week. Makes 60 balls. Source: BH&G Christmas Cookies 1995. Mary Wilson, BWVB02B.

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #953 by Nancy Berry <nlberry@...> on Dec 11, 1997

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