Christmas Rum Balls(Or Bourbon Balls

Christmas Rum Balls(Or Bourbon Balls 2 1⁄2 cups vanilla wafers, crushed (a 250g box of Christies vanilla wafers equals 2 1/2 cups) 2 tablespoons cocoa 1 1⁄4 cups icing sugar 1⁄2 cup spiced rum (the rum is called Spiced Rum) or 1⁄2 cup Bourbon 2 tablespoons white corn syrup (one brand is Karo) 1 cup pecans or 1 cup walnuts, broken Sift the cocoa with 1 cup sugar. Stir in the spiced rum mixed with the syrup. Add crushed vanilla wafers and nuts. Mix thoroughly. Shape mixture into walnut sizes balls and dredge with remaining sugar or leave them plain. Store in a tin