You can use either bourbon, or brandy in this recipe, or mix in both, but mom was a bourbon gal - Jim Beam..we always had a nice healthy stock of Jim Beam under the kitchen sink. Mom's drink of choice was a slightly overflowing shot glass full of Jim Beam, 4 ice cubes and a "splash" of water - ( she was a lady- she wasn't going to drink it straight!!) 2 glasses every night...no wonder mom was always so relaxed and happy! When four o'clock straight up rolled around you could be sure to find mom in the kitchen pouring herself a drink, and every night we could hear the sound of clinking glasses as mom and dad touched their glasses together, and then we would hear them saying "cheers". (for the record Dad's drink of choice was scotch - Chivas Regal ... when we lived in Spain he was given a super large bottle of it with a pump on it. ( a baby keg possibly?!) Danny was "babysitting" me one night when they were out, and lets just say I wasn't feeling very good all of the sudden and a neighbor had to be called. Darn kids! The smell of it still makes me queasy!
1 cup finely crushed vanilla wafers
1 cup powdered sugar, plus more for rolling
1 cup finely chopped nuts
2 tbl cocoa
1 tbl honey
1/4 cup liquor (any of the two, or you can mix both bourbon and brandy)
Mix all ingredients together. Shape into balls. Refrigerate until firm. Roll in powdered sugar. Store in a sealed tin, or jar in the refrigerator.
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