Rum Balls

Name: Rum Balls
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters confectioners sugar, plus more for dusting; 59 milliliters light corn syrup; 177 milliliters dark rum (such as Meyers®); 237 milliliters semisweet chocolate chips; 340 grams box vanilla wafer cookies (such as Nilla®)

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Rum Balls If you have confectioners' sugar, semisweet chocolate chips, rum, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 10 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet.

Instructions

Place vanilla cookies in a food processor and process into fine crumbs.

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Vanilla

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Food Processor

Heat chocolate chips and corn syrup together in a saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring often, until chocolate is melted and smooth, about 5 minutes.

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Chocolate Chips

Corn Syrup

Chocolate

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat and stir in rum and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Fold in cookie crumbs; dough will be sticky.

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Powdered Sugar

Cookie Crumbs

Dough

Rum

Place saucepan in the refrigerator until dough is firm and easy to roll, about 15 minutes. Cover 2 plates with waxed paper; dust with confectioners' sugar.

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Powdered Sugar

Dough

Roll

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Sauce Pan

Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on the prepared plates. Dust rum balls with confectioners' sugar. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.

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Powdered Sugar

Dough

Roll

Rum

Remove rum balls from refrigerator and transfer to a resealable bag, including the extra confectioners' sugar. Seal the bag and shake to coat the rum balls completely with confectioners' sugar.

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Powdered Sugar

Shake

Rum