These chewy and decadent Bourbon Ball Cookies are a no-bake Christmas cookie favorite! Add wafer crumbs, pecans, cocoa, and 1 cup of confectioners sugar together in a medium bowl. Add the corn syrup and bourbon together in a small bowl. Using a spoon blend the two together. Slowly add the crumb mixture and mix well.
These no-bake rum balls are a fun party food that will quickly disappear. In a food processor, crush the vanilla wafers until they are fine crumbs. Combine the crushed vanilla wafers, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, chopped pecans, corn syrup (not corn starch), and rum. Stir until mixed. I used my hands because it’s much easier.
In a large bowl, stir together vanilla wafers, confectioners sugar, pecans, corn syrup, cocoa and bourbon (rum) until thoroughly combined. Shape into 1 inch balls. Pour granulated sugar in a pie plate then roll balls in the sugar.
Crushed vanilla wafers are the secret to this bourbon ball recipe you’ll want to include on every holiday cookie tray for gift giving. But let’s be honest, I’m not from the deep south. I’m from Northern Illinois. So here’s how this southern candy recipe came to reside in this farm girl’s recipe box…