Rum Balls
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List of Ingredients
Rum Balls
1 1/2 cups pecans
1 1/4 cups (vanilla wafer cookies
1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cardomom (optional)
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/4 cup spiced rum
Powdered sugar and sweetened cocoa powder, to garnish
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Place the pecans on a baking sheet, place in the oven and toast for about 8 minutes.
After cooling, chop the pecans with either a knife or place in a food processor. Transfer to a large mixing bowl.
Gronud the vanilla wafers by either placing them in a plastic bag and smashing the bejesus out of them with a mallet, or place them a food processor and pulse into fine crumbs. Add the crumbs to the bowl with the chopped pecans. Add the powdered sugar, cinnamon, cardomom and cocoa powder and stir until combined. Add the corn syrup and rum and mix well.
Chill the dough for one hour and then shape into 1 inch balls. Place the remaining powdered sugar and the sweetened powdered cocoa into two seperate small bowls. Roll the rum balls in either the sugar or cocoa.
makes 3 dozen
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