Dessert Recipes - Rum Balls Recipe

Ingredients              

• 3 cups crushed vanilla wafer cookies

• 1 1/4 cups cocoa powder

• 3/4 cup powdered sugar

• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts

• 3 tablespoons light com syrup

• 1/2 cup rum (or bourbon)

• Powdered or granulated sugar

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Method:

1. Instructions for jar: Put crushed vanilla wafers in 1 liter jar.

2. Layer cocoa powder and then powdered sugar over crushed cookies. Top with chopped pecans.

3. For making cookies: Empty contents of jar into large mixing bowl. Stir to mix dry ingredients.

4. Stir in corn syrup and rum. Blend until dry ingredients are moist.

5. Shape dough into 1-inch (2.5 cm) balls and roll in powdered sugar or granulated sugar.