Recipe: Webster Family Rum Balls

I heartily recommend seeking out high-quality chocolate sprinkles for this recipe. Also, it really is important to keep your hands nice and wet while you roll the dough into balls. I keep a bowl of water on the table next to me to dip my hands in as I go along.

Ingredients

• 1 cup finely crushed vanilla wafers (30 - 36 wafers)
• 1 cup confectioner’s sugar (powdered sugar)
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1/4 cup rum (I prefer dark rum)
• 1/2 a cup (or more) premium chocolate sprinkles

Directions

Stir together the wafer crumbs, confectioner’s sugar, pecans and cocoa.

Add the corn syrup and rum and mix well.

With wet hands, shape into 1 inch balls.

Roll the balls in the chocolate sprinkles.

Store the cookies in an airtight container.

Makes approximately 3 dozen cookies.

This recipe was written by Jessica Webster and originally posted on AnnArbor.com on Dec. 14, 2011.