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Christmas: Chocolate-Walnut Rum Balls

Source of Recipe


From "Bon Appétit: The Christmas Season"






List of Ingredients



• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (about 6 ounces)
  
• 1 cup sugar
  
• 3 Tbsp light corn syrup
  
• 1/2 cup dark rum
  
• 2-1/2 cups finely crushed vanilla wafer cookies
  
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts (about 4 ounces)
  






Instructions



1. Stir chocolate in top of double boiler set over simmering water until melted and smooth. Remove from over water. Whisk in 1/2 cup sugar and corn syrup, then rum.
   
   
2. Mix vanilla wafers and walnuts in medium bowl to blend; add chocolate mixture and stir to blend well.
   
   
3. Place remaining 1/2 cup sugar in shallow bowl. For each rum ball, roll 1 scant tablespoon chocolate mixture into generous 1-inch ball. Roll balls in sugar to coat evenly. Cover and refrigerate at least overnight, and up to 5 days.
   
   Makes about 45.