For the longest time, I have been searching for the best Christmas cookies recipes, little did I know that this heirloom bourbon cookie balls recipe would hit my list! These are perfect for your Christmas party!
These are a soft and chewy cookie, but they’re incredibly easy.
And the best part? These are a no-bake cookie recipe that I remember my mom making when I was a kid. And now I’m old enough to eat as many as I’d like!
Make sure you check out all of our cookie ball recipes while you’re here.
What You Need to Make Bourbon Cookie Balls Recipe
- 1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup Jim Beam Bourbon
- 1 1/2 tsp light corn syrup
- 1/3 cup confectioners sugar
How to Make Bourbon Cookie Balls Recipe
In a medium bowl, whisk together the wafer crumbs, pecans, cocoa and 1 cup of the confectioners sugar.
In a second bowl, combine the corn syrup and bourbon together completely.
Slowly add the crumb mixture to the bourbon mixture and stir until combined.
Roll the doughs into 1 inch balls.
Next each cookie ball gets rolled in powdered sugar.
Place the cookie dough balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Refrigerate overnight.
Enjoy and store in an airtight container.
Before you take off and start baking, though, let’s talk about some frequent questions I get about Christmas cookies.
what makes a cookie chewy?
Moisture. Moisture that’s all caught-up in the butter, eggs or, in this case, corn syrup. But, these cookies aren’t even baked, so the binding agents (gluten in the flour and proteins in any eggs), well, those aren’t even in this cookie, so they can’t be activated.
What makes this bourbon ball cookie chewy is really that magic sauce: corn syrup. mix that into anything and it’ll be chewy. So, if your bourbon ball cookies are dry and non-chewy, you can just add a little more corn syrup to the mixture.
what makes cookies chewy vs. cakey?
Well, again, these particular bourbon ball cookies shouldn’t fall into the cakey category ever, because they are a no-bake cookie that sincerely is so simple, you can’t mess them up.
But if you’re making traditional cookies, cakey cookies happen when you whip too much air into the dough. Or if you put too much egg. Or if you put too much baking powder. See? It’s a bit of a question mark.
So, the best bet is to follow the recipe exactly and not over-mix your dough.
In the case of these bourbon balls, if you wanted them to be cakey instead of dry, you could use cake crumbled up instead of wafers. Kind of a fun twist idea–I wonder if I should make that this week? Ha!
OTHER EASY CHRISTMAS COOKIE RECIPES YOU’LL LOVE
- Oreo Cool Mint Cookie Balls
- Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Balls
- Snowball Cookies
- No Bake Rice Krispie Cookie Balls
Christmas Cookie Recipes
Bourbon Cookie Balls
For the longest time, I have been searching for the best Christmas cookies recipes, little did I know that this heirloom bourbon cookie balls recipe would hit my list!
Ingredients
- 1 C vanilla wafer crumbs
- 1 C pecans (chopped)
- 1 C confectioners sugar
- 2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 C Jim Bean Bourbon
- 1 1/2 tsp light corn syrup
- 1/3 C confectioners sugar
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the wafer crumbs, pecans, cocoa and 1 cup of the confectioners sugar.
- In a second bowl, combine the corn syrup and bourbon together completely.
- Slowly add the crumb mixture to the corn syrup mixture and stir until combined.
- Roll out balls of dough about 1 tablespoon in size.
- Roll each of the cookie dough balls in confectioners sugar.
- Place the cookie dough balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Refrigerate overnight.
- Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 48 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 39Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 7mgCarbohydrates: 5gFiber: 0gSugar: 4gProtein: 0g
These look great, thanks for sharing
Your Bourbon Cookie Balls will be very special for the holiday parties! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday,461!
Miz Helen