Gingerbread-Hazelnut Rum Balls

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Store the rum balls with oregon without the sweetener coating, layered betwixt sheets of parchment oregon wax insubstantial successful an airtight instrumentality and kept successful a chill country for up to 3 weeks.

Adapted from "Gingerbread: Timeless Recipes for Cakes, Cookies, Desserts, Ice Cream, and Candy," by Jennifer Lindner McGlinn (Chronicle, 2009).

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 35 balls

About 30 store-bought gingersnaps, crushed successful a nutrient processor (about 2 1/2 cups)
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cupful confectioners' sugar, positive much for rolling
1 cupful skinned hazelnuts, toasted, cooled and finely chopped (see NOTE)
4 tablespoons to 6 tablespoons honey
4 tablespoons to 6 tablespoons rum oregon whiskey

Nutritional Facts

Per cookie

Calories
72
Fat
3 g
Carbohydrates
10 g
Sodium
39 mg
Protein
1 g
Fiber
1 g
Sugar
6 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from "Gingerbread: Timeless Recipes for Cakes, Cookies, Desserts, Ice Cream, and Candy," by Jennifer Lindner McGlinn (Chronicle, 2009).

Tested by Micki Douglas.

Published December 8, 2009

Updated March 13, 2026