Bourbon Balls I got this recipe from my mother's mother's mother when I was very little. I wrote it out in my tiny handwriting on a notecard. Years later, when Dad went to make it, he did exactly as the instructions said. I'd written "1 1/4 cup bourbon", by which I meant one single quarter cup of bourbon. Dad used the "1 1/4 cup" the recipe indicated, then had to make up for the mess with extras of the other ingredients. He had bourbon balls from here to next week... Ingredients 1 cup powdered sugar 2 Tbsp cocoa 1 cup ground Vanilla wafers 1/4 cup bourbon 2 Tbsp Karo syrup 1 cup ground nuts Why Was an 8 Year Old Making Bourbon Balls? Sift the powdered sugar and cocoa together. Combine the mixture with the rest of the ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well, using your hands if you need to. Roll into 1" balls and roll in powdered sugar. Notes and Hints and Stuff Can I Use Rum or Kahlua or Something? Dunno, but I imagine it would work just fine.