Vintage christmas cookie recipes _ Bourban Balls

Dec 25 2008 Published by under Recipes

Chocolate Bourbons Balls

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Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 1/2 Cups Fine Vanilla Wafer Crumbs
1/3 Cup Bourbon
1 Cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips
2 Tablespoons Butter Or Margarine
1/2 Cup Finely Chopped Pecans
1 1/4 Cups Powdered Sugar , Divided

In a small bowl mix cookie crumbs and bourbon. Set aside.
Place chips and butter in a large bowl. Microwave at 50% (medium) 2 to 5
minutes or untill chips are soft. Stir untill smooth. Stir in pecans and
crumb mixtures.
Slowly mix in enough sugar until mixture just holds together. Shape by
teaspoonfuls into balls, place on wax paper. Roll in remaining sugar to
coat. Store in refrigerator, tightly covered , no longer than two weeks.

Source:
“Microwave cook book from the Eighties – Chapter title Holiday Make
Aheads”
Yield:
“4 Dozen”

I have been making this for over 25 yrs– Yikes . It’s always a big hit and
freezes well. Just be sure to put it in a air tight container .

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NOTES : Use cheap bourbon- Jim Beam or worse.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Clafoutis- “you can get it freshly baked in every street of Marseile

Nov 09 2008 Published by under Recipes

Clafoutis

4 tablespoons Flour,

4 Tablespoons Sugar,

4 Eggs

1 Pint Milk

1 Tablespoon butter,

2 lb fresh cherries

Mix Flour, Sugar, egg and Milk, blend well. Add cherries. Pour into greased spring form pan,

cover with flakes of butter and bake in hot oven for 3/4 hr.

Serve when Cold.

From German Kitchen Calling 1975.

In Honour of  my Aunt Lili Rausen 3/1916 – 11/08/08

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