Chocolate Bourbon Balls

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup nuts, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 1 (6 ounce) package milk chocolate chips
• 3 tablespoons half-and-half

Recipe

• 1 melt butter/margarine in microwave in medium bowl mix in sugar, nuts and bourbon.
• 2 refrigerate until firm.
• 3 after chilled, shape into 1-inch balls.
• 4 refrigerate again until firm.
• 5 melt chocolate chips and half-and-half together in microwave (at medium-high (70%) for about 1-3 minutes, stirring occasionally until chips are melted) or in double boiler.
• 6 when your mixture is homogenized, drizzle chocolate over candies.
• 7 (you may want to let chocolate mixture cool slighly, but not to the point of solidifying.) alternately, i believe the balls could be dipped in the sauce.
• 8 reheat chocolate as needed to keep it liquid.
• 9 chill on waxed paper.