Amaretto Balls

Ingredients

 * 2 cup Pecans, chopped finely
 * 2 cup Confectioner's Sugar, sifted
 * 2 cup Chocolate Wafer Crumbs
 * 2/3 cup Amaretto
 * pecans, additional

Directions

 * 1) Process Pecans and wafers separately; combine in food processor with Sugar.
 * 2) Slowly pour in liqueur until mixture forms a ball.
 * 3) You might not need the whole amount, depending on the humidity level.
 * 4) If mixture gets too wet, put it in the refrigerator - uncovered - overnight to dry out some
 * 5) Shape into small balls; roll in additional finely chopped pecans.
 * 6) Store in tightly sealed container.
 * 7) Yield: not nearly enough.

My notes

 * 1) One christmas eve i had to work, but i took a break to pop in a bookstore.
 * 2) They were having an open house, and i managed to snarf a lot of these morsels during those stolen minutes! after christmas i came back to hunt down the clerk who brought these -- my finest bit of sleuthing yet...
 * 3) these are equally enjoyed and requested by my friends.
 * 4) Although some have tried other liqueurs - including Bourbon - the results are never as good as the original!
 * 5) I substitute oreos for the wafers, plus use only 1 1/3 c confec Sugar; don"t worry about the cookies" filling because it is nothing more than confec Sugar.