COOKIES & TREATS/ MARGARITA BALLS

 

By Angela and Joan Ricketts Locke

                                                                                                                     

Ingredients:



Margarita Balls...
Try red,white and blue sugar for an "extra bang"  July 4th!
 

1 pkg. (12 oz.) vanilla wafers

1 1/2 cups pretzels

1 pkg. (16 oz.) confectioners' sugar

3/4 cup frozen margarita or limeade concentrate

2 pkgs. (3 oz. ea.) cream cheese

1 tbsp. Tequila, or to taste

1 shaker/container of green decorator sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

Place half the vanilla wafers in food processor.

Process to fine crumbs.  Remove crumbs and 

reserve.  Repeat with remaining wafers.

Add pretzels to processor.  Process to fine

crumbs to make 3/4 cup crumbs.

Combine wafer crumbs, pretzel crumbs, 

confectioners' sugar, margarita concentrate

and cream cheese in a large bowl.  Add 

tequila.  Stir until well blended.  Divide 

mixture in half.  Wrap each half tightly in 

plastic wrap and refrigerate for two hours.

Put decorator sugar in small dish. 

Put granulated sugar in small dish.

Remove plastic wrap from one dough.

Tear off pieces of dough and shape into 

1 inch balls.  Roll each in green or white sugar

Work quickly, because dough dries rapidly.

Repeat until all dough is used.  Store in an

airtight container in refrigerator up to one week.

Note:  Makes about 7 dozen.  These are great with or

without the tequila.  Makes a great Christmas Gift when

placed in a decorative tin or put in cookie bags and slip

into a gift basket.

Also a great treat for Bridal Showers (using the bride's colors
as your sugar color), Mother's Day, Cookouts....the possibilities
 are endless to enjoy these delicious gems!