Name: Meemaw’s Bourbon Balls
Ingredients: 1 (12 ounce) package vanilla wafer cookies; 8 ounces pecans; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 0.5 cup bourbon whiskey; 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 tablespoons light corn syrup; 0.5 cup flaked coconut, or to taste; 0.25 cup confectioners' sugar, or to taste, for rolling

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) package vanilla wafer cookies
8 ounces pecans
1 cup confectioners' sugar
0.5 cup bourbon whiskey
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
0.5 cup flaked coconut, or to taste
0.25 cup confectioners' sugar, or to taste, for rolling

Steps

Grind cookies in a food processor into fine crumbs; transfer to a large bowl.
Grind pecans in the food processor; add to cookie crumbs in the bowl. Stir in 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, bourbon whiskey, cocoa powder, and corn syrup until mixture holds together; roll into 3/4-inch balls.
Spread coconut onto a plate and 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar onto a separate plate. Roll balls in coconut and sugar to coat. Arrange balls onto a platter, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until hardened, at least 1 hour.