RUM BALLS

1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
1 cup powdered sugar
1 1/2 cups finely chopped nuts
2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
2 Tbsp. light corn syrup
1/4 cup rum

Combine crumbs, sugar, 1 cup of the nuts, cocoa and syrup, mix well. Add rum and mix again.

Roll mixture into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in the 1/2 cup of nuts or in granulated sugar. (Sugar may be tinted with food coloring.)

Allow to set for 1 hour and then store in an airtight container.