This photo taken Oct. 19, 2009 shows rum balls. No-bake cookies, like these holiday classic rum balls, let you bypass the cooling time needed for baked and get right to the eating. (AP Photo/Larry Crowe)

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For speedy cookies, stick with no-bake rum balls

If you can't stand waiting for cookies to bake and cool, speed up your sugar rush by sticking with no-bake cookies.

• By ncs-import
• December 1, 2009