CHOCOLATE COVERED ORANGE BALLS

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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!

Provided by Vickie

Categories Desserts Chocolate Dessert Recipes Milk Chocolate

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

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

Steps:

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.
Place chocolate chips in top of double boiler. Stir frequently over medium heat until melted.
Dip balls into melted chocolate and place in decorative paper cups.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 495.4 calories, Carbohydrate 66.3 g, Cholesterol 22.3 mg, Fat 24.2 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 10.7 g, Sodium 124.1 mg, Sugar 48.8 g