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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 180 Minutes |
Ready In: 200 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This recipe is from The Mississippi Cookbook. Recipe submitted by Ethel A. Richardson of West Point, MS. **Time includes the time for storage and drying** Ingredients:
1/2 lb vanilla wafer (about 1 1/2 cups) |
1 cup nuts, chopped |
2 tablespoons cocoa |
1/2 cup light corn syrup |
1/4 cup rum |
confectioners' sugar |
Directions:
1. Crush vanilla wafers fine.
2. With hands, mix crumbs with nuts, cocoa, corn syrup, and rum until a firm paste is formed.
3. Dust palms of hands with sugar and shape mixture into little balls (about 1-inch).
4. Allow to dry for 1 hour.
5. Roll the balls into confectioner's sugar.
6. Store in air-tight container several hours.
7. Roll balls in confectioner's sugar again just before serving.
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