Rum Balls
A family favorite, traditional recipe perfect for the holidays.
Equipment
- Food processor
Ingredients
- 3½ cups vanilla wafer cookies
- 3 cups pecans
- ½ cup corn syrup
- ¼-½ cup rum
- 2 tsp rum extract
- powdered sugar
Instructions
- Place vanilla wafer cookies in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until you have a mixture resembling coarse sand. Transfer cookie crumbs to a large mixing bowl.
- Place pecans in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped.
- NOTE: Don't over process nuts or you will end up with nut butter.
- Add chopped nuts to the mixing bowl with the pulverized vanilla wafer cookies.
- Add corn syrup, Rum, and Rum extract.
- Use your hands to combine all the ingredients until the dough holds together when pressed into a clump.
- Roll the dough into small balls.
- Roll the balls in powdered sugar to coat them completely.
- Store in an airtight container until ready to serve. These will keep nicely for several days at room temperature.
- NOTE: You may want to re-roll them in more powdered sugar again before serving.
Notes
3½ cups whole vanilla wafer cookies equals 2 cups ground cookies.
3 cups pecan pieces equals 2 cups finely ground pecans.