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Orange Balls II

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"This is a light, chilled Christmas cookie." — Lisa

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Original recipe makes 6 dozen Change Servings

1 (12 ounce) package vanilla wafers
4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened

1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup flaked coconut

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Directions

Crush vanilla wafers to make fine crumbs. Add sugar, butter or margarine, and orange juice concentrate. Mix well.
Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Roll balls in pecans or coconut. Chill until firm.

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The reason I'm writing a review is to tell other people who are unfamiliar with these cookies (like I was) to not be disheartened when they first look at the dough. The cookie does firm up after a day in the fridge and it does end up being a very tasty cookie. Although unusual. It is a no-bake cookie but in this case that doesn't mean it's not time consuming to prepare.

—FOODAC

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Dec 21, 2009

These were just okay. After the good reviews, I expected a great addition to my holiday cookie tray. I hoped for more orange flavor, but found these orange balls to be a bit bland. I followed the recipe exactly. I chilled the dough before rolling it into balls, and the consistency was fine. My son hates peacans and coconut, so I rolled some in graham cracker crumbs, too. They are edible, but not spectacular enough to add to my list of Christmas recipes.

—MAMALEIGH

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27 Ratings

May 27, 2007

I have been looking for this recipe for years. I first came across it in a magazine in 1971. It called for crushed pecan shortbread cookies (Pecan Sandies) rather than graham crackers or vanilla wafers. Thank you!!

—Kaylyn

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Dec 12, 2005

These are absolutely delicious! I wanted to try something new for the holidays and boy am I glad that I did! Easy to make (though it does take some time to crush up all those nilla wafers!!) Thanks for sharing!!

—MaineMamaOf4

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Dec 17, 2009

I typically do not alter ingredients and then rate a recipe, but i just had to try adding 8 oz of cream cheese to this, and I am glad I did! Here is what I did. ...I could not figure out for the life of me why in the world this recipe would need FOUR cups of conf. sugar, and then I figured the reason for that was because it had to sweeten the 6 oz of OJ concentrate. So instead I only used about 3 oz OJ and only ONE cup of conf sugar and it turned out GREAT! Otherwise, I followed the recipe as stated, except I added 8 oz of room temp cream cheese. These were also really good without the OJ in them, just the crushed cookies, cream cheese and the sugar...YUM! Next time I will make them like that and dip them into white chocolate. Try adding cream cheese, you won't be sorry---just make sure it is room temperature so that it "folds" into the cookie crumb mixture well.

—luv2cook

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Dec 17, 2009

Love these! My Grandma has made these all my life and I look forward to them every year! Tip : Put the vanilla wafers in your food processor to grind them up... saves a lot of time. Also stick dough in the fridge for awhile then use a melon scoop and they are all the same size and your hands don't get as messy :)

—Tab

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Aug 09, 2010

This is a recipe from our childhoods-DH & I both remember these as Christmas cookies, but they make a great, cool, very sweet treat in the summer, too. I use confectioners sugar and/or finely chopped pecans to roll them and chill the mixture, then use a small cookie scoop to form the balls.

—Elle-NO! I'm NOT

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Dec 22, 2010

These are my new favorite Christmas cookie! I have also tried them with frozen lemonade and that is AMAZING!

—slr814

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Nutrition

Calories
161 kcal
8%

Carbohydrates
24.3 g
8%

Cholesterol
7 mg
2%

Fat
7.1 g
11%

Fiber
0.7 g
3%

Protein
0.9 g
2%

Sodium
53 mg
2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Orange Balls II

Serving Size: 1/36 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 36
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 161
Calories from Fat: 64

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 7.1g 11 %
Saturated Fat 2.8g 14 %
Cholesterol 7mg 2 %
Sodium 53mg 2 %
Potassium 71mg 2 %
Total Carbohydrates 24.3g 8 %
Dietary Fiber 0.7g 3 %
Protein 0.9g 2 %
** Sugars 16.7g
Vitamin A 2 %
Vitamin C 14 %
Calcium < 1 %
Iron 3 %
Thiamin 7 %
Niacin 4 %
Vitamin B6 1 %
Magnesium 3 %
Folate 8 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.