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Tennessee Whiskey Balls

Source of Recipe


From "A Love Affair with Southern Cooking"



List of Ingredients



• 3-1/2 cups fine vanilla wafer or graham cracker crumbs
  
• 2 cups finely ground lightly toasted pecans*
  
• 2 cups unsifted confectioners' sugar
  
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  
• 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
  
• 1/3 cup light corn syrup
  
• 1/2 cup Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey
  
• 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar, for dredging
  






Instructions



1. Knead the vanilla wafer crumbs, pecans, 2 cups unsifted confectioners' sugar, the cocoa, nutmeg, corn syrup, and whiskey in a large mixing bowl until well blended. Shape into 1-inch balls, then roll in the 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar until snowy.
   
   Place the whiskey balls in airtight containers, separating the layers with wax paper. Cover and allow to season for about a week before serving.
   
   Makes about 5 dozen.
   
   






Final Comments


* To toast pecans, spread halves or large pieces on an ungreased baking sheet and set in a 325°F oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool the nuts, then pulse in a food processor until fine as cornmeal.