1 (12 oz.) pkg. vanilla wafers (about 3 1/2 cups)
1 cup finely chopped nuts
1 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
2 tbsp. cocoa
1/4 cup corn syrup
1/4 cup rum
1/4 cup water (about)

Combine wafer crumbs, nuts, 1 cup confectioners' sugar and cocoa. Blend well. Add corn syrup, rum and enough water so that mixture can easily be shaped into balls. Shape into balls 3/4-inch in diameter. Roll in remaining 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar. Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator.

They’re better if they’re made a month in advance and left in the fridge tightly covered to age. You may need to re-roll them in the XXX sugar.

You don’t have to make rum balls. You can make Bourbon balls or orange balls or whatever you can think of. Let your imagination run wild.

Submitted by: Sybil Kay