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The 75th anniversary edition of Joy of Cooking
Now in its eighth edition and its 75th year, the Joy of Cooking brings you numerous 30-minute meals. For the first time ever, JOY gives you slow cooker recipes and tips. Especially important to busy households is a new section that teaches you to cook for a day and eat for a week! If your family is on the go, buy this modern classic now at Barnes & Noble, Powell's or Amazon.
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To celebrate the holiday season, we will publish some favorite JOY holiday cookie and candy recipes. Many of our readers don’t think it’s Christmas without this cherished Joy classic recipe, Bourbon Balls. These get even better as they age. Try them with rum, too. We hear that’s quite tasty as well.
Bourbon Balls
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About sixty 1-inch balls
Sift together into a medium bowl:
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
Whisk together in a small bowl until well mixed:
¼ cup bourbon or dark rum
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
Stir into the cocoa mixture and set aside. Combine:
2 ½ cups vanilla wafer crumbs
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
Stir into the cocoa mixture.
Roll the mixture into balls between your palms (the balls do not have to be even). Roll in:
½ cup confectioners’ sugar
Place in fluted candy cups. Store between layers of wax paper in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 weeks.