Southern Comfort / Kahlua Balls

This is a recipe for uncooked cookies that are a real hit at special occasion parties.  Since they do contain uncooked alcoholic beverages in them, I always put a sign by them at a pot luck that states that they contain alcohol just in case there are alcoholics attending who are going to AA or trying to quit.

Ingredients

2½ Cups    Vanilla Wafers

2 Tbs         Cocoa

1½ Cups    Confectioner's sugar

1 Cup        Pecans (very finely chopped)

3 Tbs         White corn syrup

¼ Cup        Southern Comfort (or bourbon or rum)

¼ Cup        Kahlua (coffee liqueur)

Procedure

1. In a large bowl, thoroughly mix the vanilla wafer crumbs, cocoa, chopped pecans, and 1 cup of confectioner's sugar.

2. Add the corn syrup, Southern Comfort, and Kahlua. Mix well (the mixture should be very stiff).

3. Shape into 1 inch balls and roll them in the remaining confectioner's sugar.

4. Put the balls into a tightly covered tin box or other metal container for at least 12 hours before serving.

Note: These cookies keep well for four or five weeks.

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