Quick Coconut Orange Balls

God's_sugarcookie's Note:

Quick, no-bake, and one of my very favorite holiday cookies! Cook time is chill time.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 40

Yield: 40.0 approxi ...

• 1 (12 ounce) box vanilla wafers, crushed
• 6 ounces frozen orange juice, undiluted
• 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 7 ounces sweetened flaked coconut

Directions:

1. Mix everything except the coconut. Roll into bite-sized balls and roll in coconut.
2. Refrigerate until firm, or overnight.

Reviews

[**Mandy**]

I thought these were okay but super super sweet and not at all orangey...I think some orange extract would help to up the orange taste.

[La Rochelle, NZ]

I originally loved the idea of these balls, however I must have done something wrong because I found the mixture to be WAY too wet to even contemplate rolling into balls and I didn't want to add more powdered sugar as it was sweet enough already. I also couldn't really taste the orange at all. Maybe this recipe was just not meant for me.

[RSL]

I think I must be in the minority, because I know from several different recipe sites and blogs that these are very popular. However, I found them to taste only of orange and nothing else. I assumed they would have some vanilla flavor as well, and the orange would be tempered by the powdered sugar/butter, but no. I let them sit covered in the fridge for a few days too thinking the flavors just needed to combine, but still I could taste nothing but orange. I didn't care for these at all because of that and won't be making them again, sorry.