Rum Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. crushed vanilla wafers
2 c. powdered sugar
3 c. chopped pecans
4 Tbsp. cocoa
4 Tbsp. light corn syrup
1/2 c. rum
1 c. fine granulated sugar
red candied cherry halves

Preparation

Mix crumbs, powdered sugar, 2 cups nuts and cocoa.
Add corn syrup and rum.
Mix well.
Shape in 1-inch balls.
Roll half in granulated sugar and remainder in 1 cup nuts.
Moisten cut sides of cherry halves with corn syrup and press one on each sugar coated rum ball.
Makes 6 dozen.