Bourbon Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 each (1 oz.) sq. semi-sweet chocolate
60 each vanilla wafer cookies, pulverized into crumbs
1 c. pecans, finely chopped
1 2/3 c. sugar
1/2 c. bourbon
1/4 c. light corn syrup

Preparation

In a small heavy saucepan, melt the chopped chocolate over low heat, stirring almost constantly to prevent the bottom from scorching.
Remove the pan from the heat and let the chocolate cool to lukewarm.
Combine the vanilla wafer crumbs, pecans and 2/3 cup of sugar in a deep bowl.
Pour in the chocolate, bourbon and corn syrup.
Stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until the ingredients are well combined.
Shape mixture into balls about 1-inch in diameter.
Roll the balls in the remaining sugar and place them in a wide mouthed 1-quart jar with a secure lid.