HOLIDAY PEANUT BUTTER WHISKEY BALLS

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Boozy, sweet, and rich, these whiskey balls are the perfect sweet bite with a kick. The peanuts and peanut butter bring out the peanut butter in the whiskey and offer a savory complement to the sweet sugar and cookies. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

Provided by NicoleMcmom

Categories Desserts Candy Recipes Truffle Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 (11 ounce) box vanilla wafers
1 cup unsalted peanuts
1 ¼ cups powdered sugar, divided
½ cup peanut butter whiskey
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons peanut butter
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Steps:

Process vanilla wafers in a food processor into fine crumbs; transfer to a large bowl. Process peanuts in food processor until finely chopped; add to the crumbs.
Stir 1 cup powdered sugar, whiskey, honey, peanut butter, and salt into crumb-peanut mixture. Form mixture into twenty 1 1/2-inch balls.
Whisk together cocoa and remaining powdered sugar in a shallow dish. Roll each whiskey ball in cocoa mixture to lightly coat. Chill for 15 to 20 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 181.5 calories, Carbohydrate 23.7 g, Fat 7.6 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 79.9 mg, Sugar 10.7 g