Chocolate Walnut Rum Balls

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons plus light
• 0.5 cup rum dark
• 1 cup semi chocolate chips 
• 2.5 cups vanilla wafer crumbs 
• 1 cup walnuts chopped
• 1 cup sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• whisk
• double boiler

Directions

1. Melt chocolate over a double boiler, stirring until smooth.
2. Remove from the heat and whisk in 1/2 cup of sugar and the corn syrup, then the rum. In a separate bowl, stir together the vanilla wafer crumbs and walnuts.
3. Add the chocolate mixture to the nut mixture and stir until well blended.
4. Place the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar in a shallow bowl.
5. Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and roll the balls in the sugar to coat evenly. Cover and refrigerate at least overnight for best flavor. These can be refrigerated up to 5 days.