Chocolate-cherry bourbon ball
60 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | 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 |
| Unsweetened cocoa powder OR Pistachio nuts; fine ground | ||
Directions
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