Cooking Recipe Kentucky Bourbon Balls I

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 c Butter; softened
16 oz Pkg. powdered sugar; sifted
1/4 c Bourbon
1 c Pecans; chopped
4 oz Semi-sweet choc. (4 squares)
4 oz Bittersweet choc. (4 squares)

Directions

Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well at
medium speed of an electric mixer. Stir in bourbon.
Knead until mixture is blended and does not stick to
hands; knead in pecans. Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours.
Shape into 1" balls. Chill at least 8 hours.

Place semi-sweet and bittersweet chocolates in top of
a double boiler; bring water to a boil. Reduce heat
to low; cook until chocolate melts. Working quickly,
dip each ball into melted chocolate. Place on wax
paper to cool. Store in refrigerator.

From _The Kentucky Derby Museum Cookbook_ by The
Kentucky Derby Museum/Louisville, KY. In _America's
Best Recipes: A 1989 Hometown Collection_.
Birmingham, AL: Oxmoor House, Inc., 1989. Pg. 118.
ISBN 0-8487-0765-6. Typed for you by Cathy Harned.

Categories matching this recipe

Grains ,Candies