Southern Comfort Balls!

• vanilla wafers3 cups

  crushed

• pecans↗1 cup

  chopped fine

• powdered sugar↗1 cup
• light Karo syrup↗3 tablespoons
• dark cocoa↗2 1⁄3 tablespoons

  Special dark

• Southern Comfort↗1⁄2 cup
• powdered sugar↗

  for coating the cookies

• colored crystal sugar↗

  for coating the cookies

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Place wafers and pecans in food processor and pulse till crumbly.

2. 2

   Add the next 4 ingredients and pulse till smooth.

3. 3

   Shape into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Using wet hands and cool kitchen so they don`t stick and for easy handling.

4. 4

   Roll in powdered sugar and chill.

5. 5

   Or if this method works for you try keeping finger and palms dusted with sugar while shaping cookies.

6. 6

   Better if stored in an air tight container for at least a week!