Title: "the highlands" bourbon balls
 Categories: Cookies, Holiday, Christmas, Alcohol
      Yield: 24 Balls
 
      1 c  Pecans
      4 tb Maker's Mark
      1    Stick of butter
      1 lb Box powdered sugar
    1/2    Box semi-sweet chocolate
           -squares
    1/2    Rectangle of paraffin
 
  Combine pecans and bourbon; wait at least 3 hours for pecans to absorb
  bourbon flavor. Cream butter and powdered sugar with mixer, adding
  bourbon and pecan mixture. Roll mixture into small balls and chill in
  refrigerator for 1-1/2 hours. Melt chocolate in double boiler, adding
  shaved paraffin. Heat until thoroughly melted. Dip balls into
  chocolate and put on waxed paper to dry. (use fork or long skewer
  when dipping balls.)