Amaretto balls

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Contents 1 Ingredients 2 Directions 2.1 My notes 3 See also

[edit] Ingredients

• 2 cup Pecans, chopped finely
• 2 cup Confectioner's Sugar, sifted
• 2 cup Chocolate Wafer Crumbs
• 2/3 cup Amaretto
• pecans, additional

[edit] Directions

1. Process Pecans and wafers separately; combine in food processor with Sugar.
   
2. Slowly pour in liqueur until mixture forms a ball.
   
3. You might not need the whole amount, depending on the humidity level.
4. If mixture gets too wet, put it in the refrigerator - uncovered - overnight to dry out some
5. Shape into small balls; roll in additional finely chopped pecans.
   
6. Store in tightly sealed container.
   
7. Yield: not nearly enough.

[edit] My notes

1. One christmas eve i had to work, but i took a break to pop in a bookstore.
2. They were having an open house, and i managed to snarf a lot of these morsels during those stolen minutes! after christmas i came back to hunt down the clerk who brought these -- my finest bit of sleuthing yet...
3. these are equally enjoyed and requested by my friends.
4. Although some have tried other liqueurs - including Bourbon - the results are never as good as the original!
5. I substitute oreos for the wafers, plus use only 1 1/3 c confec Sugar; don"t worry about the cookies" filling because it is nothing more than confec Sugar.

[edit] See also