10 recipes found
Gather all ingredients.
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Combine vanilla wafers, nuts, 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar, and cocoa in a large bowl.
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Mix in rum and corn syrup until well combined.
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Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in confectioners' sugar to coat.
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Store rum balls in an airtight container for 2 to 3 days to develop flavor. Roll them again in confectioners' sugar before serving.
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Toss crushed wafers, 1 1/3 cups coconut, and walnuts together in a large bowl. Stir in condensed milk and rum; mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours.
Place remaining 1 cup coconut in a bowl. Roll chilled dough into 1-inch balls, then roll each ball in coconut to coat. Store in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator.
Gather all ingredients.
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Place vanilla cookies in a food processor and process into fine crumbs.
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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. Remove from heat and stir in rum and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Fold in cookie crumbs; dough will be sticky.
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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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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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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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Enjoy!
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Stir crushed vanilla wafers, 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar, cocoa, and nuts together in a large bowl. Blend in corn syrup and rum.
Shape into 1 inch balls, and roll in additional confectioners' sugar.
Store in an airtight container for several days to develop the flavor. Roll again in confectioners' sugar before serving.
Combine vanilla wafers, 1 cup confectioners' sugar, and cocoa powder in a bowl; stir in walnuts, rum, and corn syrup until well blended.
Form dough into 2-inch balls; roll in confectioners' sugar. Store in a covered tin.
In the microwave or in a metal bowl over a pan of simmering water, melt evaporated milk and chocolate chips, frequently stirring until smooth.
Remove from heat and stir in crushed vanilla wafers and brandy until well blended.
Roll dough into small balls and roll the balls in chopped walnuts and then in confectioners' sugar. Store covered in the refrigerator.
Melt chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl for 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each interval, until almost melted, 1 to 3 minutes. Mix crushed wafers, corn syrup, and rum into melted chocolate until well combined.
Cover and refrigerate until firm enough to handle, about 1 hour.
Shape into 24 balls and roll in chocolate sprinkles to coat. Place in a covered container and refrigerate for 2 days to allow flavors to develop.
Melt the chocolate chips and stir in the rum and corn syrup.
Stir together the vanilla wafer crumbs, pecans and 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar. Drizzle the chocolate mixture over the crumb mixture and stir until blended.
Shape mixture into 1 inch balls. Roll balls in the remaining confectioners' sugar. Place cherry half in center of each cookie, pressing down lightly. Store in an airtight container for several days to develop flavor.
Place chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Remove and set aside to cool.
Meanwhile, beat cream cheese in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in powdered sugar and rum; mix until well combined. Beat in melted chocolate.
Roll mixture into small balls and roll in chopped nuts. Refrigerate until firm.
Place coconut flakes in food processor and pulse until finely chopped with some chunks of coconut still visible; do not process to a powdered consistency. Transfer to a bowl and mix with 1/4 cup of powdered sugar. Set aside.
Process coconut cookies in batches in the food processor until they become fine crumbs. When all cookies have been processed, measure 5 cups crumbs and pour them into a large mixing bowl. Discard any additional crumbs or reserve for another use.
Add remaining 1 cup powdered sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg to the mixing bowl and mix with cookie crumbs until well combined.
Mix together rum and sweetened condensed milk in a small measuring cup; pour slowly into the cookie crumb mixture, stirring to combine. Mix everything until well blended.
Use your hands to form dough into about thirty-six 1 1/4-inch balls. Roll each ball in the reserved coconut-sugar mixture until well coated, lightly pressing in the coconut topping. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to serve or gift.