Real 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! Original recipe yield: 3 dozen."
Recipe by: bernlef

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Preparation Time:

20 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Easy

Cost:

Main Ingredients:

1 pound confectioners' sugar
1 (12 ounce) package vanilla wafers, crushed
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 pound butter
1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 1/2 pounds milk chocolate, melted

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

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.