Bourbon Balls

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Southern Living mag.-Rob Caudill

Categories: Candy

Ingredients

  • 1 916oz.) pkg. powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup bourbon
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 50 pecan halves (about 1 1/4 cups)
  • 2 cups (12oz.) semisweet chocolate morsels
  • 1 Tbsp. shortening

Directions

  1. Stir together first 3 ingredients until blended. Cover and chill 8 hours.
  2. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls. Gently press pecan halves into 2 sides of each ball. Chill 8 hours.
  3. Melt chocolate and shortening in a saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat. Dip bourbon balls in chocolate, and place on wax paper.
  4. chill 1 hour or until hardened.

  5. makes 25 balls

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