KENTUCKY COLONELS

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Kentucky Colonels are a family recipe first published in 1990 in the Homemade Good News Cookbooks and brought to us by Susan McKenzie Lynah.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
2 boxes (1-lb each) Imperial Sugar Confectioners Powdered Sugar
2/3 cup Bourbon
2 cups mix of pecans and walnuts, finely chopped
16 ounces bittersweet chocolate

Steps:

  • In a stand mixer using a paddle attachment cream butter, alternately adding sugar and bourbon. Once the mixture resembles frosting, add nuts and mix for an additional 30 seconds. Chill in refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
  • Using a medium cookie scoop drop on cookie sheet and chill until firm (at least 12 hours).
  • Melt chocolate over boiling water or in a microwave safe dish. Dip balls to cover. Place back in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes until chocolate hardens.
  • Optional: Wrap individually in foil and pack in doily-lined tin. Keep in refrigerator.

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