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Christmas Treat: Deck the halls w/bourbon balls

The not-so-secret ingredient in these bourbon balls is vanilla wafers. (JESSE TINSLEY jesset@spokesman.com)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
The not-so-secret ingredient in these bourbon balls is vanilla wafers. (JESSE TINSLEY jesset@spokesman.com)
The not-so-secret ingredient in these bourbon balls is vanilla wafers. (JESSE TINSLEY jesset@spokesman.com)

In a grocery store full of cookies, I’m not sure why anyone would buy vanilla wafers.

They’re not bad, but they are bland. And there are so many better offerings for desserts.

Their prominence in the cookie aisle might be explained by their use to make other sweets.

Like rum or bourbon balls.

A family recipe I’ve made the past several years uses crushed vanilla wafers as the main ingredient in bourbon balls. They’re simple and require no baking. Just crush the cookies (I put them in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin), add the other ingredients, roll the dough in balls and drop them into powdered sugar/ Jonathan Brunt , SR. More here .

Question: What is your favorite Christmas treat?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog