Kentucky Bourbon Balls

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 lbs confectioners' sugar, plus
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 1/2 lbs chocolate-flavored candy coating, melted

Recipe

• 1 soak pecans in bourbon 3 hours or overnight, stirring occasionally.
• 2 in a large mixer bowl, beat margarine, vanilla and salt until fluffy.
• 3 gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk, then pecan mixture and confectioners sugar until well blended.
• 4 shape into 1 inch balls.
• 5 place on baking sheets.
• 6 chill until firm.
• 7 with fork or wooden pick, dip each into warm candy coating; let excess coating drip off.
• 8 place on wax paper lined baking sheets; let stand until firm.
• 9 store covered at room temperature or in refrigerator.