Add more rum. Like them sweeter? A touch more sugar. That's it. And they only get better as the holidays drag on. Faithfully reproduced below, my grandma's recipe: Makes about 4 or 4.5 dozen rum balls ...

He chose recipes for rum balls from Theresa J. Stewart of Gambrills, Helen Lehman of Manchester, Pa., and Val Vasilescu of Baltimore. * Orr’s crescent cookies. 1 cup shortening or butter.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside. Unwrap 1 dough half on a clean work surface. Using lightly floured hands, shape dough into a flattened log, about 10 ...

Chef notes. I used to make a couple of different pound cake recipes, but then my 99-year-old aunt said to me, "You need to spice it up. Why don't you put some rum in it?" ...