They contain all the vitamins and minerals necessary to get me through the Season: sugar, chocolate, and alcohol. This easy recipe is a Southern favorite, made with bourbon, vanilla wafer crumbs, and cocoa, along with pecans and confectioners' sugar. Ingredients: * 1 cup fine vanilla wafer crumbs * 1 cup finely chopped pecans * 1 cup confectioners' sugar * 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder * 1/4 cup bourbon * 1 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons light corn syrup * confectioners' sugar, sifted Preparation: Thoroughly combine 1 crushed vanilla wafer crumbs, chopped pecans, 1 cup confectioners' sugar, and the cocoa. In a separate bowl, blend the bourbon and corn syrup. Stir this bourbon mixture into the dry mixture; blend well. Cover and chill for at least a few hours. Sift about 1/2 to 1 cup of confectioners' sugar on a cookie sheet. Shape small bits of the dough into balls and roll them in the confectioners'. Store in refrigerator in tightly covered containers. Make these a few days in advance for best flavor, and roll in confectioners' sugar again before serving, if desired. These can also be frozen for longer storage. Makes about 3 dozen bourbon balls.