6 oz Chocolate chips
-(semi-sweet)
2 1/2 c Vanilla wafers,
-crushed fine (a box
-less some nibbles)
1 c Pecans (finely chopped;
-start with 8-10 oz
-whole pecans)
1/2 c Sugar (white,
-granulated)
1/4 c Corn syrup
1/3 c Cognac (Use the best
-you can afford,
-it makes a difference!)
Melt chocolate bits. If you have never worked with melted chocolate
before, then use a double boiler with the burner set on low.
Crush vanilla wafers very fine (fineness is important). Chop pecans (again
fineness is everything). Add sugar, corn syrup and cognac (I use 1 nip of
cognac and 1/2 nip of rum, works fine and costs less). Stir in pecans and
wafer crumbs. Now you learn why you were supposed to grind them very
finely.
Yields
3 Dozen