Rum or Bourbon Balls
These balls can be made with rum or bourbon and feature cocoa, vanilla and chopped nuts, along with a hint of alcohol.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon cocoa
- 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar divided
- 11 ounces vanilla wafer cookies finely crushed
- 1 cup pecans or walnuts chopped
- 1/2 cup spiced rum or bourbon
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Process the wafers in a food processor until they are fine crumbs. Pulse in the chopped nuts.
- In a small bowl, stir the rum or bourbon with the corn syrup until the corn syrup is totally incorporated.
- Add the alcohol mixture, along with the vanilla, to the processor and process until the mixture looks like wet sand.
- Finally, sift the cocoa and one cup of the powdered sugar into the processor and process until the mixture is well combined.
- (All of these steps can, alternatively, be done in a mixing bowl.)
- Once the mixture is done, place the rest of the powdered sugar into a small bowl.
- Roll the mixture into about one-inch balls, and then roll them in the sugar. Store the finished rum balls in an airtight container.