Chocolate Rum Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 tablespoons corn syrup
1/2 cup rum
11 ounces vanilla wafers, crushed
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 cups nuts, finely chopped

Preparation

Melt chocolate over very low heat or in a double boiler. Add corn syrup and alcohol (REMOVE FROM HEAT SOURCE AND BE VERY CAREFUL WITH ALCOHOL AND AN OPEN FLAME).
In a large bowl, combine crushed wafers, powdered sugar and one cup of the chopped nuts. Add chocolate mixture to the crumb mixture and stir well.
Let stand 30 minutes and then stir again. Shape into 1\" balls then roll into remaining nuts. Store in a very tightly sealed container in the refrigerator for at least 3 days for best flavor.