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Amaretto Balls

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Christmas Desserts

Ingredients:

  • 2 c Pecans, chopped finely
  • 2 c Confectioner's sugar, sifted
  • 2 c Chocolate wafer crumbs
  • 2/3 c Amaretto
  • Pecans, additional

Directions:

Process pecans and wafers separately; combine in food processor with sugar. SLOWLY pour in liqueur until mixture forms a ball. You might not need the whole amount, depending on the humidity level. (If mixture gets too wet, put it in the refrigerator -- uncovered -- overnight to dry out some.)
 
Shape into small balls; roll in additional finely chopped pecans. Store in tightly sealed container. Yield: Not nearly enough.
 
Vicki's notes:
 
* One Christmas Eve I had to work, but I took a break to pop in a bookstore. 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...
 
* These are equally enjoyed and requested by my friends. Although some have tried other liqueurs -- including bourbon -- the results are never as good as the original!
 
* 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.
 
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