Festive candy balls featuring vanilla wafers, nuts, and white chocolate coating with holiday sprinkles.
# What You'll Need:
→ Base
01 - 2 cups vanilla wafer cookies, finely crushed
02 - 1 cup powdered sugar
03 - 1 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts
→ Binding and Flavor
04 - 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
05 - 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
06 - 3 tablespoons milk
07 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
→ Coating and Decoration
08 - 1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips or candy melts
09 - Assorted holiday sprinkles, colored sugars, or edible glitter
10 - Mini pretzel sticks or licorice strings, for ornament hooks
# Directions:
01 - In a large bowl, mix crushed vanilla wafers, powdered sugar, and chopped nuts until evenly blended.
02 - Add peanut butter, softened butter, milk, and vanilla extract to the dry mixture; stir until a thick, cohesive dough forms.
03 - Shape the dough into 1-inch diameter balls and arrange them on a parchment-lined tray.
04 - Refrigerate the formed balls for 15 minutes to firm them up.
05 - Melt white chocolate chips or candy melts following package directions until smooth.
06 - Dip each chilled ball into the melted coating, allowing excess to drip off; return to tray and immediately adorn with sprinkles or edible glitter.
07 - Before the coating sets, gently press a mini pretzel stick or licorice piece into each ball to simulate ornament hooks.
08 - Refrigerate for approximately 10 minutes until coating is firm; serve or package for gifting.
