Booze Balls

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Prep Time:
1 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
about 4 1/2 dozen 1-inch balls

Times:

Prep: 1 hr 0 min
Inactive Prep: 24 hr 0 min
Cook: --
Total:: 25 hr 0 min

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Ingredients

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
20 chocolate wafer cookies (about 1/2 a 9-ounce box)
1/2 cup finely chopped pitted dried plums (about 15)
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup bourbon or 1/3 to 1/2 cup brandy
1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup granulated sugar, or colored decorating sugars, for garnish

Directions

Put chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on medium power for a minute. Stir and repeat until the chocolate melts, about 3 minutes in all depending on the power of your microwave. Alternatively, put the chocolates in a heatproof bowl. Bring a saucepan filled with 1-inch or so of water to a very slow simmer; set the bowl on the pan (without touching the water). Stir occasionally until melted and smooth.

Process the cookies in a food processor until finely ground (you should have about 1 1/2 cups ground cookies). Alternatively, put cookies inside a heavy re-sealable plastic bag and crush by moving a rolling pin over the cookies.

Stir the cookie crumbs, dried plums, confectioners' sugar, bourbon or brandy, and condensed milk into the chocolate until evenly combined.

Cover and refrigerate the mixture until firm enough to roll into balls, about 45 minutes. Scoop a tablespoon or so of the mixture into small balls with a cookie or small ice cream scoop and set onto a baking sheet or a large plate. Roll each portion by hand into a smooth ball.

Store booze balls in an air tight container at room temperature for a day to allow the flavors to come together. Store balls in the refrigerator for a week or freeze for up to 1 month.

To serve, put the sugar on a plate and roll the balls in it to coat. Serve at room temperature.

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recipe Booze Balls
Carolyn Aurora, IL 12-19-2007
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Not so good
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

These didn't turn out. I used Kahlua and made half with fruit half without. The fruit half was moist but neither had a good flavor. Won't... be making again.Read more
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Anonymous 12-19-2007
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Disappointment
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I followed the directions exactly and they turned out hard as marbles and horrible.
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Anonymous 12-16-2007
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Wicked Awesome
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

A big hit this year!! I used oreo's instead of the chocolate wafers because I couldn't find them in my grocery store. They may have been... sweeter than the creators of this would have liked, but everyone ate them up. You could probably lighten up on the sugar if if wanted. Yum!!Read more
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Juliet Greensboro, NC 12-05-2007
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Good Flavor, Rich
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I found the thin chocolate wafers at Food Lion where the Ice Cream cones & toppings are, on the top shelf. Recipe has good flavor. When... you combine ingredients, a bit difficult to mix together, I put mixture in a pot on stove & on LOW heat to soften & mix. I was unable to get 4.5 dozen, more like 2-2.5 dozen. Cookies are like a chocolate truffle consistency.Read more
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sala gainesville, VA 12-03-2007
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Too rich, too sweet, too dense
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I followed the recipe exactly. The booze balls were very easy to make and easy to roll. I made one batch with Brandy and one batch with... Kahlua. I probably wont use this recipe again because the balls were too rich and you cant eat more than 2 bites. But adding the prunes/dried plums is a great idea. They keep the balls moist and pair very well with the booze. I wish there was a lighter, less sweet version of this recipe.Read more
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Sherrill Hammond, LA 11-25-2007
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Keeper
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

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