Mocha Balls

Photo: flickr user miz_ginevra

Ingredients

cup chocolate wafer crumbs

3 tablespoons light corn syrup

2 tablespoons cocoa

1 cup confectioners' sugar

1 cup chopped pecans

cup coffee liqueur

Additional confectioners' sugar

Preparation

In a large mixing bowl, combine wafer crumbs, corn syrup, cocoa and sugar.

Mix thoroughly with electric beater or in food processor. (You may use any plain chocolate cookies for this recipe. Either chop in a food processor, or crumble by hand or with a rolling pin in a plastic bag.)

Blend in pecans and liqueur and mix together to form a stiff dough. Add coffee liqueur as needed to achieve desired consistency. Be careful not to add too much liqueur, or dough will become sticky.

Separate small portions of dough and shape into bite-size balls. Roll balls in confectioners' sugar. Store in airtight container. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

Variations: Substitute vanilla wafers for chocolate wafers, rum or bourbon for coffee liqueur and almonds or walnuts for pecans.