30 Reviews of No Bake Vanilla Orange Balls

From: Manda

On Jan 29, 2002

These cookies have a great taste, but they were a bit too sweet for me. I am wondering if substituting flour for about 1/3 of the sugar would work, to cut down on the sweetness...gonna try. But, my dad (who LOVES sweets) gobbled them up!

From: Charlotte J

On Dec 25, 2001

What a blast of orange flavor, excellent! My girls and I just finished making these, very easy. I used the larger end of a melon baller to make our tiny bite size cookies. Sorry Lennie, our cookie count was 157.

From: stacylu

On Sep 30, 2002

Made these for a party - man were they good. Substituted flour for about a third of the powdered sugar due to error... I accidentally poured a whole 12 oz can of orange juice in instead of the 6 without thinking, forcing a double of the recipe. Since I was almost out of sugar and don't prefer too sweet of cookies I subbed flour. I think they were perfect.

From: Mirj

On Dec 17, 2001

My daughters made this last night and I couldn't stop picking at the dough before they formed the balls. They used finely ground almonds and also added some grated orange rind. We're going to be making this a lot from now on!

From: Roswell Recipe Reader

On Aug 4, 2008

Everyone loves these plus they freeze well. I use 1 stick of butter, 1 c. finely chopped pecans and about 1/2 c. of coconut in the overall mix (easier and quicker than rolling in the coconut), shape using a 1" melon baller and then roll in the powdered sugar. Yum!

From: Lennie

On Dec 22, 2001

This sweet treat is a real delight. I left out the nuts due to a family member's request and they taste just great without them. Vanilla wafers come in 250g boxes here in Canada, so I had to use 1-1/2 boxes to equal the 12-oz box called for in this recipe. One important difference: my yield was 76 balls, using my 1-inch scoop. Rolled in coconut, these are terrific!

From: TGirl,RN

On Jan 2, 2003

This recipe is a blast from my past. My mother and I stood in the kitchen, rolling up these OJ balls when I was in elementary school (25+ years ago!)in Florida- We didn't use the nuts in the cookies, but they're delicious either way-we rolled them in coconut, powdered sugar, and crushed vanilla wafers-3 ways to enjoy these little balls of sunshine! I had lost this recipe years ago--thank you for helping me recapture a childhood favorite memory!!

From: ms_bold

On Dec 25, 2003

Initially, I found the batter too sticky to form the balls. I let it sit in the fridge overnight, and it then worked fine. I rolled the entire batch in coconut. The cookies are very sweet, and do need to set at least overnight to allow the wafer crumbs to absorb. The orange flavor was a different twist on the usual "bon-bon" type treats I include on my Christmas cookie trays.

From: Lil Sis

On Dec 13, 2004

I made these last year as part of my Christmas cookie tins and I'll do the same this year. I thought they were wonderful and quite different. I got about 100 out of this recipe.

From: XAnnette

On Dec 12, 2004

These were wonderful but next time I'll cut the sugar in half and double the nuts. I loved the zing that the orange juice gave the recipe.