Orange Blossoms

By MJH

Ingredients

• Homemade Vanilla Wafers:
• 1 12 oz.-box* vanilla wafers, crushed (or, make your own with our easy recipe)
• 2 Cups powdered sugar
• 1 6 oz.-can orange juice concentrate, thawed, undiluted (3/4 Cup if you are working from a bigger can)
• 1/2 tsp. PURE VANILLA EXTRACT
• 1/2 Cup butter (1 stick), softened
• 1 Cup walnuts or pecans, finely chopped
• 1-2 Cups sweetened coconut flakes (recipe called for 1 Cup, we ran out and needed 2)
• 1/3 Cup butter
• 1/2 Cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. milk
• 1 tsp. PURE VANILLA EXTRACT
• 1 Cup flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder

Preparation

Step 1

Crush the vanilla wafers to make fine crumbs.
A blender or a rolling pin both work well.
Add the powdered sugar, juice, VANILLA, butter and nuts; mix well.
Shape into 1-inch balls; roll in coconut (finely crushed nuts work well too).
Chill until firm.
Note: The longer they sit, the better they taste!
Also fantastic made with lemonade instead of orange juice.

* The standard box of vanilla wafers now seems to be 11 oz., not 12. It still works, if add 1/3 cup extra powdered sugar to stiffen the dough enough to roll.