MAKER'S MARK® BOURBON BALLS
MADE WITH MAKER'S MARK®
About
this recipe
Bourbon balls are a Kentucky delicacy, invented here back in 1938 by Ruth Hanley Booe. Naturally, ours are made with Maker’s Mark® and feature a bourbon-infused pecan on top. Best of all, this recipe yields four dozen, so there’s plenty for you and plenty to gift to your soon-to-be-closer friends.
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2 tbsp.
Maker's Mark® Bourbon
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1 cup bourbon-soaked chopped pecans
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1 lb. confectioners’ sugar + 2 cups extra
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1/4 lb. unsalted butter
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8 oz. Hershey’s® All Natural unsweetened baking chocolate
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4 tbsp. grated paraffin
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Whole pecans for topping each bourbon ball
Preparation
Instructions
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Step 1
Soak pecans for a week
DO AHEAD: Place pecans in a jar – add Maker’s Mark® to cover 1 inch over pecans. Approx. 1-1/2 cups. Cover tightly with lid and let stand 7–10 days for pecans to absorb bourbon flavor.
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Step 2
Drain the pecans
Drain bourbon-soaked pecans thoroughly and set aside. Discard the whisky. It will be bitter and unusable now. -
Step 3
Prepare the cream
In a large bowl, cream the butter by using an electric mixer. -
Step 4
Blend sugar, butter and Maker's Mark®
Add 1 pound sugar and Maker’s Mark® Bourbon alternately to the butter until blended.
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Step 5
Add the pecans
Gently stir in pecans. -
Step 6
Place in refrigerator
Refrigerate for 20 minutes to allow the mixture to stiffen. -
Step 7
Prepare bowl and baking sheet
Place 2 cups sugar in a small bowl. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. -
Step 8
Roll into balls
Remove mixture from refrigerator. Scoop tablespoon-sized portions from mixture. Drop into sugar and then roll 1-inch ball. Place on baking sheet. -
Step 9
Place in balls refrigerator
Refrigerate 2 hours. -
Step 10
Melt the chocolate
Melt chocolate and paraffin in a small double boiler or use a coffee mug in a pan of boiling water. Stir until the mixture is smooth. -
Step 11
Dip in chocolate and top with pecan
Using a long toothpick, dip each ball into the chocolate and place back on the baking sheet. Immediately top with a whole pecan and allow to cool. -
Step 12
Serve and enjoy
Serve at room temperature. Store in refrigerator covered for up to 2 weeks.
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