Mayo Family Rumballs!

If there is one thing my East Coast family likes to bake with, it's rum. My grandmother, Joan Mayo, is famous for her Danish Rum Souffle,  and every Christmas I beg for these rumballs. They are nut-free and this is my first attempt to make them gluten-free. I regularly double the recipe to have enough to give away to friends and keep some for myself.

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup icing sugar
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 eggs
1 pinch of salt
2 Tbsp of dark rum
1 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs (I used gluten-free ones this year)
Chocolate sprinkles (I usually hoard a few jars from the cake decoration aisle)

Combine butter, icing sugar, chocolate chips in a double boiler. I don't own one so I put a stainless steel bowl over a pot that's half-filled with water. Beat and add the eggs. Add the pinch of salt. Stir the ingredients over boiling water until it melts and is smooth. Remove from heat and add the rum and graham crumbs. Mix well and chill in the fridge until the mixture is quite stiff.

Using a solid spoon (cheap ones will bend), cut out about a tablespoon of the batter. Roll in your hands until it forms a small ball. Roll this in a bowl of chocolate sprinkles to cover.

Keep in fridge. Happy Holidays!