These bourbon balls are smooth, delicious, and authentic Kentucky bourbon ball candy.
Ingredients
- nuts: 1 cup (chopped)
- Kentucky bourbon: 5 Tbsp
- confectioners' sugar: 1 pack (16 ounce pack)
- butter: 0.5 cup (softened)
- waxed paper:
- ounces semisweet chocolate: 18 piece
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Stages of cooking
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Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Place nuts in a sealable jar. Pour bourbon over nuts; seal and allow to soak for 8 hours to overnight. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Mix sugar and butter in a medium bowl; fold in soaked nuts with bourbon. Form mixture into 3/4-inch balls and refrigerate for 8 hours to overnight. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Line a baking tray with waxed paper; set aside.
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Melt chocolate in the top of a double boiler over just-barely simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching.
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Roll balls in melted chocolate to coat; arrange on the prepared tray. Store in the refrigerator until serving. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
