Chocolate Covered Orange Balls

A friend gave me this recipe at a cookie exchange party in 1981. I won a 2nd place in a cookie contest with this recipe. It's a GREAT holiday cookie!

• Calories: 495 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 pound confectioners' sugar
• 1 (12 ounce) package vanilla wafers, crushed
• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
• ¼ pound butter
• 1 ½ pounds milk chocolate, melted

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine the confectioners sugar, vanilla wafers, walnuts, butter and orange juice. Mix well and shape into 1 inch round balls; allow to dry for 1 hour.

Step 2

Place chocolate chips in top of double boiler. Stir frequently over medium heat until melted.

Step 3

Dip balls into melted chocolate and place in decorative paper cups.