Claim: Bourbon balls, which incorporates crushed cookies, corn syrup, chopped pecans, and bourbon into a mixture, age for up to a week in a sealed container in a cool dark place.
Evidence: The most common variation for home cooks is regional to the southern United States and incorporates crushed cookies, corn syrup, chopped pecans, and bourbon into a mixture that is formed into balls and coated in powdered sugar to prevent the evaporation of the alcohol. Once molded they are aged for up to a week, in a sealed container in a cool dark place, before serving.