Bourbon Balls

Recipe courtesy of Cathy&John

• 1 pkg. (6 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips 
• 3 tablespoons light corn syrup 
• 1/4 cup bourbon 
• 1/2 cup sugar 
• 1 1/4 cups crushed vanilla wafers (36 cookies) 
• 1 cup pecans, finely chopped 

Melt chocolate pieces in top of a double boiler over simmering water. Remove from heat. Blend in corn syrup and bourbon; stir in sugar, vanilla wafers and pecans until well combined. Roll mixture, a rounded teaspoon at a time, into balls between palms of hands. Roll balls in powdered sugars. Chill several hours.