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Rum Balls




Source of Recipe


Nancy Bateman






Recipe Introduction









Final Comments

Mom used to make rum balls during Yule when I was a child. They always tasted magical to me. Yule wasn't complete until she made them.













List of Ingredients



• 3 C. vanilla wafers, finely crushed
  
• 2 C. powdered sugar
  
• 1 C. pecans, finely chopped
  
• 1/4 C. light corn syrup
  
• 1/4 C. cocoa
  
• 1/2 C. light rum
  
• powdered sugar
  






Instructions



1. Mix wafers, 2 cups powdered sugar, pecans and cocoa. Stir in rum and corn syrup. Shape mixture into 1 inch balls. Roll balls in powdered sugar. Refrigerate in tightly covered container several days before serving.
   
2. Brandy Balls- Substitute brandy for the rum.
   
   
3. Bourbon Balls- Substitute bourbon for the rum.