Bourbon ball

A Bourbon ball is the name for two different forms of bite-size confections incorporating bourbon as a key ingredient.

The most common variation for home cooks is regional to the southern United States and incorporates crushed cookies, corn syrup, chopped pecans, and bourbon into a mixture that is formed into balls and coated in powdered sugar to prevent the evaporation of the alcohol. Once molded they are aged for up to a week, in a sealed container in a cool dark place, before serving . They will keep for up to a month before becoming too friable to pick up in one piece as the evaporation process desiccates the packed structure of the cookie.

Using other types of alcohol one can make rum balls, flavored vodka balls or liqueur balls.

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