Orange Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 (12 oz.) pkg. vanilla wafers
    1 c. pecan pieces
    1 (16 oz.) pkg. powdered sugar, sifted
    1 (6 oz.) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed (undiluted)
    1/2 c. butter or margarine, melted
    2 c. flaked coconut or toasted ground pecans
Preparation
    Position knife blade in food processor bowl; add half of vanilla wafers.
    Process until fine crumbs.
    Remove crumbs; set aside.
    Repeat procedure with remaining vanilla wafers; remove crumbs and set aside.
    Add pecan pieces to food processor bowl; process until ground.
    Combine crumbs, ground pecan pieces, powdered sugar, orange juice concentrate and butter in a large bowl; stir until blended.
    Divide mixture in half.
    Cover 1 portion with plastic wrap and set aside.
    Shape remaining portion into 1-inch balls and roll in coconut or 2 cups toasted ground pecans.
    (Orange balls will dry out quickly; roll immediately after shaping.)
    Repeat procedure with remaining portion.

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