Every Christmas, my family makes Brandy Balls. Ok, this year, it was more like after Christmas before they got made - but it was Christmas time, and there were Brandy Balls.
And they're a great Christmas Cookie! They're chocolatey, they're sweet, and they have liquor. They're even really easy to make. What's not to like?
Ingredients
- 1 box Vanilla Wafers crushed
- 3 Tbsp Cocoa
- 1 1/2 Cup Walnuts finely chopped
- 4 1/2 Tbsp Corn Syrup
- 1/2 Cup Brandy
- 1 Cup Confectioners Sugar (also extra for rolling / storage)
Servings: cookies
Instructions
- Prepare the ingredients - crush the vanilla wafers, and chop up your walnuts.
- Combine all your ingredients - vanilla wafers, cocoa, walnuts, corn syrup, brandy, and confectioners sugar - and mix well. I suggest using a blender. It makes it so much faster! The mixture should form a sticky dough.
- Divide the dough into small balls (1-2 inches in diameter), and roll them in powdered / confectioners' sugar. Chill, and store with more confectioners' sugar - it keeps them from sticking together.
- Enjoy! 🙂
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There's something that sounds soooo good to me about nutty pie crusts. Almonds, walnuts, pecans - they all go wonderfully with thicker or custardy pies. Pumpkin pie with a pecan crust? Molasses pie with walnut crust? Yes, please!
This will make one deep dish pie crust.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups Walnuts
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Butter Melted, though if you process it enough, it doesn't matter!
Servings: pie
Instructions
- Chop up the walnuts in the food processor. Try to get it as fine as possible, that will make it easier to press into the pie plate.
- Add in the baking soda, salt, and butter. Pulse until its all mixed together. It should start to clump.
- Pour into pie plate, and press against the edges and bottom of the plate. This should be enough to just cover a deep dish pie plate.
- Toast in the oven at 350 degrees for 15 minutes by itself. Then you can fill it with whatever pie filling and complete cooking.
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