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whiskey bon bons

(3 ratings)
Recipe by
Terrie Hoelscher
Harpers Ferry, WV

These make a lovely addition to a candy tray at Christmas, and are great to give as gifts during the holidays.

(3 ratings)
yield 10 ?
prep time 45 Min

Ingredients For whiskey bon bons

  • 3 1/2 c
    vanilla wafers
  • 2 Tbsp
    cocoa powder
  • 1/2 c
    powdered sugar
  • 1/4 c
    light karo syrup
  • 1/3 c
    whiskey
  • 1 c
    very finely chopped walnuts
  • 6 oz
    semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 Tbsp
    shortening

How To Make whiskey bon bons

  • 1
    Roll out vanilla wafers in a zip loc or heavy plastic bag, until wafers are fine and smooth.
  • 2
    Combine wafer crumbs with the cocoa powder, powdered sugar, karo syrup, whiskey and walnuts.
  • 3
    Roll into 1" balls.
  • 4
    In a double boiler, melt together the chocolate chips and the shortening.
  • 5
    Roll the bon bons in the melted chocolate, and allow to cool on a sheet of waxed paper.
  • 6
    I'm told these can be frozen ... but they never lasted long enough for that, as I put them on goody trays for the holidays and never tried freezing them.
  • 7
    I do not drink whiskey, so I "borrowed" a cup from a neighbor to make these, but you can also use a rum extract and reconstitute it to make 1/3 cup substitution for the whiskey.

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