Rumballs are traditionally a Christmas cookie, but when your treats contain liquor...well, they're suitable for any time in my books!
Rumballs are a no-bake assembled cookie, in that they are made up of pre-baked ingredients and held together with a binding agent like corn syrup or sweetened condensed milk. Oh, and don't forget the rum.
There is no definitive Rumball recipe; there are unlimited combinations of nuts, toppings, cookies and binding agents.
Whenever I make a recipe for the first time, I fall back on Joy of Baking. I wasn't disappointed! I swapped out the pecans for hazelnuts, and the results were like boozy little Ferrero Rochers (I can't help it; anything with hazelnuts will remind me of them!).
Chocolatey nutty rummy balls of goodness!
They were certainly messy to roll, but much like making mud pies as a kid, messy can sometimes be fun.
You can find the recipe for Rumballs on my Recipes Page. To purchase your own Rumballs for a good cause, sponsor me for the Daily Bread Food Bank's Spring Challenge! Make your donation, then email me your order!
You had me at Rumballs. ;)
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