The Budget Diet

A diet for your wallet...not your waistline!

It’s day 10 of The Budget Diet’s 12 Days of Cookies, and if you’re looking for a festive no-bake cookie for your cookie exchange…Orange Coconut Balls are for you!

Orange Coconut Cookies – No Bake Cookies
Print

Recipe type: Cookies
Author:
Prep time:
Total time:
Serves: 6 dozen
Our family has been making these since I was a little girl! They looks like little white snowballs!
Ingredients
  • 12 oz. package vanilla wafers, finely crushed in a food processor
  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • 6 oz. can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed (do not dilute)
  • 1 lb. box powdered sugar
  • 1 cup pecan pieces
  • 1 cup coconut
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 4 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 6 tablespoons milk
Instructions
  1. Mix together all cookie ingredients except coconut.
  2. Roll into 1″ balls and chill 30 minutes
  3. Prepare icing.
  4. Dip balls into icing and roll in coconut.

Tomorrow’s recipe on The Budget Diet’s 12 Days of Cookies is Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars.

Tell a Friend

3 Comments

Leave a Reply

Rate this recipe:  

A program for serious savings! $29 includes:

  1. A series of 4 challenges which can be completed in 8 weeks, but they may take longer depending on your situation.
  2. Personalized feedback after you complete each challenge
  3. Personalized e-book of Shape Up Tips to slim your budget for life!
  4. I'm ready to shape up...enlist me now!