Shelly's Recipe

MOCHA RUM BALLS

Category: Candy

1/4 cup freeze dried coffee
1/4 cup rum
1 tbsp water
2 tbsp cocoa
2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
3 cups confectioners sugar, divided
1 cup chopped nuts
3 tbsp light corn syrup
Dash salt

In a mixing bowl, dissolve coffee in rum and water; add cocoa, vanilla wafer crumbs, 2 cups of confectioners sugar, chopped nuts, and corn syrup; mix well. Sift remaining 1 cup confectioners sugar onto waxed paper. Measure mocha ball mixture in tspfuls; roll into small balls. Roll in the sifted confectioners sugar. Store in tightly covered container for several days to bring flavor out. Makes about 4 dozen.