Bourbon Balls

Yield: 25 balls

Ingredients

• 1  (16-ounce) package powdered sugar
• 1/3  cup  bourbon
• 1/4  cup  butter, softened
• 50  pecan halves (about 1 1/4 cups)
• 2  cups  (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate morsels
• 1  tablespoon  shortening

Preparation

Stir together first 3 ingredients until blended. Cover and chill 8 hours.

Shape mixture into 1-inch balls. Gently press pecan halves into 2 sides of each ball. Chill 8 hours.

Melt chocolate and shortening in a saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat. Dip bourbon balls in chocolate, and place on wax paper.

Chill 1 hour or until hardened.

Note: For testing purposes only, we used Woodford Reserve Distiller's Select Bourbon.