Name: Chocolate-Walnut Rum Balls
Yield: Makes about 45
Ingredients: 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (about 6 ounces); 1 cup sugar; 3 tablespoons light corn syrup; 1/2 cup dark rum; 2 1/2 cups finely crushed vanilla wafer cookies (about 10 ounces); 1 cup finely chopped walnuts

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These dense, moist treat are irresistible. Wrapped in a pretty box, they make a great gift, too.

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