Decadent Bourbon Balls

By charlotteh371

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups pecan halves
• 11 oz vanilla wafer cookies
• 3/4 cup dried cherreis
• 1 1/2 cups dutch process cocoa, divided
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, divided
• 1/3 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 cup premium bourbon
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp edible gold dust (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

preheat oven to 350. Bake pecans on rimmed baking sheet for 5 mins, stirring after 3 mins. remove to wire rack; cool completely. pulse wafers in a bowl of food processor until fine. add cherries and pulse lightly. add pecans; pulse mixture 3 more times.

stir together crumb mixture and 1 cup each of the cocoa and powdered sugar in a large bowl. stir in corn syrup, bourbon, orange juice, and vanilla until blended; set aside.

sift together remaining cocoa and powdered sugar onto a piece of waxed paper. form the crumb mixture into 3/4 inch balls. roll balls in cocoa sugar mixture, coating evenly. sprinkle balls with gold dust if desired.