Orange Snow Balls

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 15 min.
Yield about 2-1/2 dozen
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These snow balls are perfectly sweet with just a hint of tart orange flavor. Everyone loves them, and I always get recipe requests when I bring them to a party. —Brooke Wofford, Travelers Rest, South Carolina

Ingredients

  • 1 package (11 ounces) vanilla wafers
  • 2/3 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar, divided

Directions

  1. Place vanilla wafer cookies and pecans in a food processor; pulse until fine crumbs form. Add butter, thawed orange juice concentrate and one cup of confectioners sugar; pulse until mixture comes together.
  2. Shape mixture into 1-in. balls; roll in remaining confectioners sugar. Store at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 112 calories, 6g fat (2g saturated fat), 9mg cholesterol, 60mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

These snow balls are perfectly sweet with just a hint of tart orange flavor. Everyone loves them, and I always get recipe requests when I bring them to a party. —Brooke Wofford, Travelers Rest, South Carolina
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