The Best Oreo® Rum Balls

I received this easy, no-bake recipe 30 years ago, and I have yet to taste a better rum ball! It is best made with 151 proof rum (buy a smaller bottle so as not to spend so much) and Oreo® cookies, with the cream scraped out. The Oreo cookie crumbs make the best tasting chocolate wafer crumbs. Enjoy!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 127 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• ¼ cup light corn syrup
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans
• 2 cups crushed chocolate wafers (such as Oreo®), filling discarded
• ¼ cup dark 151 proof rum (Optional)
• 2 tablespoons dark rum, or to taste (Optional)
• 1 cup coconut flakes, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine chocolate wafer crumbs, confectioners' sugar, pecans, corn syrup, and 1/4 cup rum in a bowl. Mix with your hands until ingredients are well combined; mixture will be stiff and sticky.

Step 2

Shape into 1 1/2-inch balls. Dip each ball in remaining rum and roll in coconut flakes.

Step 3

Cover and refrigerate until firm, 8 hours to overnight. Roll in more coconut just before serving, if desired.