Kentucky Bourbon Balls

Submitted by johnvac52

"I make these during Christmas time to give as gifts. Candy and Liquor, two of my favorite things."

 

• Ready In: 4hrs
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 50 Pieces

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups finely chopped pecans
• 1⁄4 cup Bourbon
• 1⁄2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 lbs confectioners' sugar, plus
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 1⁄2 lbs chocolate-flavored candy coating, melted

directions

1. Soak pecans in bourbon 3 hours or overnight, stirring occasionally.
2. In a large mixer bowl, beat margarine, vanilla and salt until fluffy.
3. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk, then pecan mixture and confectioners sugar until well blended.
4. Shape into 1 inch balls.
5. Place on baking sheets.
6. Chill until firm.
7. With fork or wooden pick, dip each into warm candy coating; let excess coating drip off.
8. Place on wax paper lined baking sheets; let stand until firm.
9. Store covered at room temperature or in refrigerator.

Reviews

[MsPam]

I love these..I made them for christmas as gifts and again in January, I wish I could say that I shared most of the second batch, but I can't :)...Thank you for sharing this recipe.

 

[LB in Middle Georgia]

These taste grate I followed the recipe to the letter however they are really soft I don’t know it they needed more powdered sugar or what. They were so soft that I put them in the freezer before dipping them yet they were still too soft to insert a toothpick and dunk them in chocolate. So I gave them a chocolate cap left them in the fringe. They taste liquor wicked sweet. I just wanted to add that I ended popping the chocolate caps off and rolling them in chocolate sprinkles worked great and it looks great too.

 

[deb8489]

love this recipe, we made these last christmas and got a great response. this is now a christmas tradition. i'm making these for the office party as well. thanx for sharing!