Festive & Straightforward Rum Balls

Created from pecans, Biscoff cookies, confectioners’ sugar, and—sure, rum!—rum balls are a grownup-favorite festive deal with which might be simple to make and enjoyable to present. They style even higher after a day or two within the fridge, so I like to recommend making them prematurely. Good little vacation deal with for the cookie tray!

Let’s give the grownups some credit score across the holidays. We’ve a LOT to do in a brief period of time. Between adorning, buying, wrapping, baking, planning for visitors or journey, internet hosting/attending events… it’s a enjoyable time of yr, but additionally the busiest. So let’s do some one thing particularly for the grownups for a change… let’s make rum balls!

[SIDE NOTE: While not strictly a cookie recipe (after all, I do have a different version of these in my Sally’s Candy Addiction book), I decided they qualify for Sally’s Cookie Palooza because they’re often included on a holiday cookie tray. And they are made with crushed cookies, so… let’s just roll with it. Pa-RUM-pum-pum-YUM.]

Why You’ll Love These Boozy Rum Balls

• 2-bite little treats
• Make-ahead pleasant—in reality, they’re even higher once they’re made forward!
• Fast and simple no-bake recipe
• Utilizing Biscoff cookies elevates these to one of the best rum balls you’ve ever tasted
• Dairy-free, egg-free recipe

Solely 7 Substances

• Pecans: You should utilize massive pecan halves or smaller items; both method, they’ll get finely chopped with the cookies within the meals processor.
• Biscoff cookies (or Nilla Wafers): My staff and I examined making rum balls with Nilla Wafers, which is what most rum ball recipes use, however the Biscoff ones had been the clear winner in a style check. By far the favourite! If you happen to’d favor to make use of Nilla Wafers as a substitute of Biscoff, see recipe Notes under.
• Confectioners’ sugar: Sweetens the rum balls.
• Cocoa powder: I used high-quality Guittard model dutched cocoa powder right here, quite than the essential cocoa powder I normally use for baking (Hershey’s). This isn’t sponsored in any respect, however we actually observed a distinction when utilizing the high-quality stuff. You solely want 2 Tablespoons (10g) within the recipe. See what your grocery retailer carries, and choose the next high quality product in case you can.
• Rum: I like these with spiced rum, particularly across the holidays, however you would additionally use darkish rum and even coconut rum, whichever is your choice.
• Vanilla Extract: Home made vanilla extract can be nice in these rum balls!
• Honey: Slightly honey is the “glue” that makes the combination come collectively.

Learn how to Make Rum Balls

Begin by grinding the Biscoff cookies and pecans collectively in a meals processor right into a wonderful crumb. Add the confectioners’ sugar and cocoa powder, and pulse just a few instances to mix. Switch the dry combination to a big mixing bowl. Add the moist elements and stir effectively with a silicone spatula till a moist dough varieties.

Very simple, however I do have some success suggestions under.

You don’t must refrigerate the combination earlier than rolling, since you need the dough to be sticky, so the coating will keep on with the rum balls. However let it sit for about 10 minutes earlier than rolling into balls, to present the crumbs a while to soak up the liquid.

Scoop a Tablespoon of the combination and roll right into a ball. Give it a roll in considered one of your coatings of selection (strategies under!), and place it on a tray lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.

Add a Coating

That is the place you’ll be able to have some enjoyable with all of the other ways you’ll be able to coat the rum balls to make them look fairly! Listed below are just a few suggestions:

• Finely shredded/desiccated unsweetened coconut
• Confectioners’ sugar (roll rum balls on this twice, like with snowball cookies)
• Finely chopped nuts
• Sprinkles
• Biscoff cookie crumbs
• Cocoa powder
• Dunk in melted chocolate, like we use for chocolate peanut butter balls and Oreo balls

After coating, place the tray of rum balls within the fridge. These style even higher after a day or two of chilling, when the flavors actually meld collectively and mellow out the rum taste.

Rum Ball FAQs

Dos and Don’ts for the Finest Rum Balls

• Do use whichever sort of rum you like the style of—darkish, spiced, coconut…
• Don’t let the rum balls sit for too lengthy earlier than rolling them in your coatings. They’ll get too dry and the coating gained’t stick as effectively.
• Do preserve them out of attain of kids! They seem like chocolate truffles, particularly if coated in sprinkles.
• Don’t use a meals processor to mix the moist elements with the dry. The combination shortly turns into overprocessed, and overly moist and greasy. Switch the dry combination to a mixing bowl and use a silicone spatula to stir within the moist elements by hand.
• Do chill them within the fridge for a day or so, for one of the best tasting rum balls.
• Don’t eat too many without delay!

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