Bourbon (Rum) Balls (No Bake Cookies)

These I make my request of my sis Lydia. Her favorite! I've also use walnuts. The food processor make this so very easy!

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Yields: 12-24 balls

Ingredients

• 1  cup powdered sugar
• 3  tablespoons  light Karo syrup
• 2 1⁄3 tablespoons  cocoa
• 3  cups  vanilla wafers, crushed
• 1  cup pecans, chopped fine
• 1⁄2 cup Bourbon (or rum)
•  powdered sugar, for coating the cookies

Directions

1. Place wafers and pecans in food processor and pulse till crumbly.
2. Add remaining ingredients and pulse till smooth.
3. Shape into balls about 1 inch in diameter.
4. Roll in powdered sugar and chill.
5. This mixture is sticky, so keep finger and palms of hands dusted with sugar while shaping cookies.
6. It helps if hands and kitchen is cool.