[NO-BAKE] BOURBON BALLS WITH ORIGINAL OREOS™ 5 AUGUST 2023
You may remember that we were not very impressed with the flavor of the [NO-BAKE] RUM BALLS), so I decided to try the [NO-BAKE] BOURBON BALLS, as the [NO-BAKE] BROWN SUGAR BOURBON ICEBOX PIE was such a success. However, I would make them with ORIGINAL OREOS™ in place of NILLA™ wafers and eliminate the cocoa.
In anticipation of making more cookies, especially B. Dylan Hollis' ALL-SPRINKLE COOKIES #1 and ALL-SPRINKLE COOKIES #2, I purchased a set of cookie scoops . . .
Mixing station . . . Processing station . . . SPOILER ALERT: Unfortunately, when I looked over the recipe and saw *5*cups of cookie crumbs, I thought to myself, 'That can't be right; I must've transcribed the recipe incorrectly', and I reduced the number to *2* cups, having forgotten that this was NOT a modification of PREPPY KITCHEN's recipe, but a completely different one. The one I'd held on to for maybe 10+ years, then thought I'd tossed, then found again. Adding dry ingredients . . . . . . mixing dry ingredients . . . . . . adding bourbon & corn syrup . . . . . . realizing something is wrong, but having no idea what, yet . . . Maybe I should just put a straw in here and drink it? . . . adding some powdered sugar & the OREO™ crumbs left over that I'd planned to use as a coating . . . . . . adding 16 OREO™ cookies worth of crumbs . . . At this point, I said the heck with it and used my new cookie scoop . . . . . . hoping that the sprinkles would kinda hold the dough together. I would call these BOURBON BLOBS . . . . . . but they taste very very good . . . I figured I'd put 'em in the fridge . . . . . . then I realized it would make more sense to put the bowl of dough in the fridge for a few hours. After lunch, I tried again with the small amount of dough I still had . . . Of course, they all will have to stay in the fridge or they'll become BOURBON BLOBS again. After I cleaned up the kitchen, I began to write this page. I looked in my office wastepaper basket; the original recipe was still there. Sure enough, the recipe calls for *5* cups of crumbs. The lesson learned here is to NOT doubt myself, seeing as how I proof - several times - every recipe I transcribe. AND it's a good thing I did this practice before the Howlidays BUT if I mess up such a simple recipe, what's going to happen with my next project, which is so complex it will take place over several days?? I guess we'll find out. Be aware that as these are not baked, they are alcohol-infused. EAT RESPONSIBLY! 6 AUGUST UPDATE These are supposed to rest in the fridge for at least TWO days, to let the flavors meld. I can already taste the improvement after one day; shape does NOT affect flavor!
THE [MODIFIED] RECIPE I USED

LEMON BERRY MERINGUE PIE HERE