Ingredients:

2 cups vanilla wafers (all crushed up---Cuisinart does great for this)
1 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts 1 cup confectioners sugar 2 tablespoons cocoa 2 tablespoons white corn syrup 1/2 cup Rum (or you can use Brandy, Cointreau, Bourbon)--Dad prefers dark rum 

Directions:

Mix all ingredients well, keeping confectioners sugar aside in bowl for rolling the rum balls in...
Shape by teaspoonfuls into firm balls Roll in confectioners sugar 
Store in a tightly covered container
Separate layers with parchment or wax paper so they do not all stick together