Chocolate-gingersnap Bourbon Balls

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 cup gingersnap crumbs (20 cookies processed in food processor)
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup pecans or 1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
• 1 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate square
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 cup bourbon (use a brand you like to drink, the flavor really shines through)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine cookie crumbs, cinnamon, nuts, and sugar.
• 2 in the top of a double boiler (over hot water) or in a saucepan (over low heat), combine chocolate and honey; heat and stir until chocolate is melted (approx 2-3 minutes).
• 3 mix in bourbon until smooth and well blended.
• 4 stir chocolate-bourbon mixture into crumb mixture until well blended.
• 5 flour your hands and shape dough into 1-inch balls.
• 6 refrigerate until firm.