Holiday Peanut Butter Whiskey Balls recipe

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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

Nutrition Info

181.5 calories
carbohydrate: 23.7 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 7.6 g
fiber: 1.2 g
protein: 2.9 g
saturatedFat: 1.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 79.9 mg
sugar: 10.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. 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.

  2. Stir 1 cup powdered sugar, whiskey, honey, peanut butter, and salt into crumb-peanut mixture. Form mixture into twenty 1 1/2-inch balls.

  3. 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.

Recipe Yield

20 whiskey balls

Recipe Note

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.

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