Melt In Your Mouth Chocolate Rum Balls

Sometimes I wonder why I only end up making these a few times a year...then I eat 10 of them in half an hour and I remember.  These are easy and addictive so if you have a love of chocolate prepare to enjoy these heavenly little bites!  

Unlike most rum balls I use melted dark chocolate in mine and start with chocolate cookies as a base so these treats end up more like truffles than your average rum balls. 

I normally only make these at Christmas and the New Year, this year we had to quadruple the recipe, but I have decided that I love them too much to limit them to once a year. So have a couple (or a handful) and enjoy! Recipe after the jump.

Honey Biscotti with Candied Ginger, Dark Chocolate, and Cranberries

About a month ago I was craving biscotti and decided to make them instead of running across the street to Starbucks. I substituted honey for half of the sugar, added candied ginger, dark chocolate, dried cranberries, and par baked them.

Par baking is the solution to being a single girl living in a studio, or living with a who guy isn’t really into gourmet Italian inspired cookies. I ended up with about 30 cookies so I baked them for 10 minutes less then I should have, froze half, and finished baking the rest. This morning I pulled a few from the freezer, popped them in the oven for 15 minutes and they are just as delicious as they were a month ago. Biscotti and a cup of strong coffee, perfect way to start my Friday morning!