Cherry Rum Balls

These are so tasty, you can not eat just one.

• Calories: 242 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• ½ cup rum
• ¼ cup light corn syrup
• 1 ½ cups chopped pecans
• 3 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
• 24 red candied cherries, halved

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt the chocolate chips and stir in the rum and corn syrup.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.