Updated Rum Balls

13 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • Blondies
  • 4 ounces unsalted butter (1 stick), cut into chunks, at room temperature
  • 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips
  • Make the Rum Balls
  • 1/4 cup dark rum
  • colored sugar of your choice

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 325 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment that over-hangs the sheet by an inch or so on all sides.
  2. 2
    In a stand mixer or using a hand mixer, beat both sugars, the butter and the salt together until smooth, about 3 minutes.
  3. 3
    Add the egg and beat mixture until smooth, about three minutes. Scrape down the bowl when needed to get everything blended. Add the vanilla and nutmeg.
  4. 4
    Add the flour, Pulse at first on low speed so the flour doesn't fly. Mix just until most of the flour is incorporated. Don't over mix.
  5. 5
    Fold in the white chocolate chips
  6. 6
    Dump the batter on the baking sheet and spread out with an offset spatula. It won't cover the entire sheet, but try to form a rectangle about 1/4 inch thick overall.
  7. 7
    Bake for 17-20 minutes. The edges of the blondie will be crisp. The middle will still be a little soft, but that's fine. After baking, take the blondie out of the oven and cool it on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes, then slide the parchment paper with the blondie on top onto a cooling rack to cool to room temperature.
  8. 8
    Once the blondie has cooled, crumble it into a medium mixing bowl. What you want is crumbles no bigger than 1/4 inch. A food processor might work here; I can't confirm as I've never tried it.
  9. 9
    Once you have crumbles, add the rum and mix everything together with your hands until the mixture comes together in a ball.
  10. 10
    Using a melon baller or tablespoon, roll the mixture into walnut-size balls. Roll the balls in the colored sugar. Refrigerate the rum balls for at least 2 hours before serving.

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