What kind of vanilla wafers should I use for this recipe?

I usually go for the classic Nilla Wafers, but any kind (including the store brand) will be just fine!

What is rum extract and where can I find it?

Rum extract is a super concentrated liquid flavoring that tastes like rum, but has little or no alcohol in it. You can kind it in the baking aisle of your supermarket right next to the (you guessed it!) vanilla extract.

Can I use real rum for this recipe?

You can, but interestingly the rum flavor will be less prominent, because rum extract is so concentrated.

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No Bake Rum Balls

No Bake Rum Balls!

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These delicious no bake rum balls cookies require exactly no baking…and bet you can’t eat just one! Perfect for the holidays or any time.

Author: Kate Morgan Jackson
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: About 25 rum balls 1x
Category: Dessert
Method: No Bake
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegetarian

Ingredients

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1 and 3/4 cups powdered (confectioner’s) sugar, plus extra for rolling
1 cup Nilla Wafer fine crumbs (from about 1 1/2 cups cookies processed to crumbs in food processor)
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts (from about 3/4 cup walnut pieces processed to crumbs in food processor)
6 tablespoons soft butter
2–3 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon rum extract

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Instructions

Combine sugar, cookie crumbs, walnuts, butter, 2 tablespoons water and extract in a mixing bowl. Mix with a mixer until a stiff dough forms, adding another tablespoon of water if needed to make the dough come together.
Take scant tablespoons of dough and roll them in your hands into ball shapes, and then roll in powdered sugar to coat.
If you want them a little firmer, pop them in the fridge for an hour or so, which will make the butter harden up and the rum balls firmer.

Notes

- Wafer Cookies: We love good old Nilla Wafers for this recipe, but any version of these cookies (including a supermarket brand) will work just fine.

- Rum Extract: You can find this in the baking aisle of your supermarket hanging out next to the vanilla and other extracts. Rum extract will keep its potency for a few years, but just in case I always mark the date I bought it on the back label, and I give it the “sniff test” as well – it should smell like rum! 😃

- Powdered Sugar: This is a superfine sugar also known as confectioner’s sugar, and you can find it in the baking aisle.

- Nuts: Yes, you need them for the consistency of these cookies. But if you want to swap out walnuts for pecans, they will work.

Find it online: https://www.framedcooks.com/no-bake-rum-balls/