Grandma Flinn’s Rum Balls
Our family begged my grandmother, Catherine Fern Flinn, to make these every holiday season. Some of my fondest memories were made in her kitchen—sticky fingers and a dusting of powdered sugar coating my tiny hands—stealing “just one more” before dinner.
Ingredients
- 12- ounce package vanilla wafer cookies, crushed
- ¾ cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1½ cups chopped walnuts
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
- ½ cup spiced rum
Instructions
- Combine vanilla wafers, sugar, nuts and cocoa powder in bowl. Stir in corn syrup and rum until thoroughly incorporated. Scoop and shape into balls (we used a teaspoon scoop). Roll in powdered sugar. Store in airtight container 3–4 days to allow flavors to develop. Roll in sugar again prior to serving.
