Chocolate Walnut Rum Balls Recipe
1 c Walnuts, ground or finely chopped 2 c Grated "German's sweet" or bittersweet chocolate 1 1/2 c Sifted confectioner's sugar 4 tb Rum Cocoa powder Combine nuts, sugar, and chocolate. Moisten with rum to form a stiff dough. Form into small balls and roll in cocoa to coat. Dietetic Cream Cheese Balls
1 pk (8 0z. size) cream cheese 3/4 c Finely chopped pecans Milkcote or whitecoat chocolate Cream the cream cheese and add pecans. Chill until cheese will form balls. Dip balls into melted whitecote or milkcote chocolate coating. Makes about 25 balls.
Double Chocolate Cherry Bourbon Balls
1 6oz.pkg. chocolate chips 3 T Corn syrup 1/2 c Bourbon or 1/4 cup bourbon and 1/4 cup ginger ale 1 8 1/2 oz.pkg. chocolate wafers, crushed 1/2 c Confectioners sugar 1 c Finely chopped nuts 1/4 c Finely chopped candied cherries Granulated sugar Melt chocolate in top of double boiler. Remove from heat, add corn syrup and bourbon. In large bowl mix wafer crumbs, nuts, confectioners sugar and cherries. Add chocolate mixture. Stir until blended. Refrigerate 1 hour. Roll into 1-inch balls and roll in granulated sugar. Swedish Balls
1/2 lb Butter 1 1/2 c Sugar 2 Eggs 1/2 c Strong cold coffee (instant) 2 ts Vanilla 1 c Cocoa 4 c Quick-cooking oats, uncooked Cream butter and sugar. Blend in eggs. Add coffee, vanilla, and cocoa. Mix. Add oats and mix well. Chill 1 to 2 hours. Shape into one-inch balls. Roll in sugar. Store in air tight container. Keep refrigerated. Makes 5 dozen.
Sweet 'n' Peanutty Chocolate Balls
3 c Powdered sugar, sifted 1 1/2 c Graham cracker crumbs 1 c Pecans finely chopped 3/4 c Butter 3/4 c Peanut butter 1 1/2 c Semisweet chocolate chips 4 tb Butter 1 tb Milk Combine powdered sugar, graham cracker crumbs and pecans; stir until uniform in color. In a saucepan, melt butter and peanut butter together. Pour over sugar mix, and stir until just moistened. Form into one-inch balls. In a separate saucepan, combine chocolate chips, butter and milk. Melt together over low heat, stirring just enough to blend. Coat balls with chocolate by dipping into chocolate mixture one at a time. Place on waxed paper, and chill before serving. Makes 60 balls
Walnut Chocolate Rum Balls
1 c Walnuts, ground or finely chopped 2 c Grated "German's sweet" or bittersweet chocolate 1 1/2 c Sifted confectioner's sugar 4 tb Rum Cocoa powder Combine nuts, sugar, and chocolate. Moisten with rum to form a stiff dough. Form into small balls and roll in cocoa to coat. This recipe is not only simple, it's flexible. It can be made with other kinds of liquor (amaretto, sherry, and Southern Comfort work well), nuts (almonds or pecans, for instance) and coatings (ground nuts, finely grated coconut, etc.) and always comes out tasting great. Adding small chunks of nut for texture is also effective.
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