Rum Balls

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb vanilla wafer (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 1 cup nuts, chopped
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 cup rum
• confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 crush vanilla wafers fine.
• 2 with hands, mix crumbs with nuts, cocoa, corn syrup, and rum until a firm paste is formed.
• 3 dust palms of hands with sugar and shape mixture into little balls (about 1-inch).
• 4 allow to dry for 1 hour.
• 5 roll the balls into confectioner's sugar.
• 6 store in air-tight container several hours.
• 7 roll balls in confectioner's sugar again just before serving.