Chocolate Bourbon Balls

By dedmund

Ingredients

• 5-1/2 oz. (1-1/4 cups) crushed chocolate wafer cookies
• 4 oz. (1 cup) confectioners’ sugar
• 3 oz. (2/3 cup) toasted chopped pecans
• 2 oz. (4 Tbs.) unsalted butter, melted
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 1 tsp. instant espresso powder
• 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
• 1/3 cup white sanding sugar or turbinado sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Combine all of the ingredients except for the sanding sugar in a medium bowl. Refrigerate until firm, least 1 hour.

Scoop the mixture by the rounded teaspoonful, then roll into 1-inch balls with your hands. Roll the balls in the sanding sugar to coat, put on a rimmed baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 12 hours and up to 2 weeks.