"The Highlands" Bourbon Balls

Title:
"The Highlands" Bourbon Balls

Yield:
24 Balls

Categories:
Cookies,
Holiday,
Christmas,
Alcohol




Ingredients:





     1 c  Pecans


     4 tb Maker's Mark


     1    Stick of butter


     1 lb Box powdered sugar


   1/2    Box semi-sweet chocolate


          -squares


   1/2    Rectangle of paraffin






 Combine pecans and bourbon; wait at least 3 hours for pecans to absorb


 bourbon flavor. Cream butter and powdered sugar with mixer, adding bourbon


 and pecan mixture. Roll mixture into small balls and chill in refrigerator


 for 1-1/2 hours. Melt chocolate in double boiler, adding shaved paraffin.


 Heat until thoroughly melted. Dip balls into chocolate and put on waxed


 paper to dry. (use fork or long skewer when dipping balls.)


 Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #343


 


 From: Captain 


 


 Date: Sun, 15 Dec 96 10:07 EST