Orange Balls

A Regular Guys Recipe

1 stick, (1/2 cup) butter
1 pkg (13 1/2 oz) grahm cracker crumbs or crumbled vanilla wafers
2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
1 can (6 oz) frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 cup chopped pecans
2 1/2 cups flaked coconut

Soften butter in microwave for about 10 seconds.  Combine grahm cracker crumbs and sugar in a large bowl.   Add softened butter and orange juice concentrate.  Use a fork to press the butter and juice into the dry mixture.  Continue until all dry ingredients have been moistened and you have what looks like a coarse meal.  Mix in pecans. 

Pinch off enough dough to make a lump about the size of a quarter.  Squeeze it in the palm of your hand and then roll between your hands to make a small ball.  Set aside and continue until all of the dough has been made into balls.  Rinse and dry your hands.  Spread the coconut on a plate.  Roll the orange balls in the coconut and place in a cookie tin.

Makes about 75 cookies.