My Mom and I were on the phone and we were talking about cookies. I was getting ready to bake cookies for VBS. We were discussing a few of our favorites, and we both mentioned these amazing Orange cookie-candies that her Mom (my Na-na) made. I really wanted to make the Orange Cookies for my family, and my mom found a recipe that she thought would be pretty close to her Mom’s recipe.
The Coconut-Orange candies are light, cool, and delicate. Perfect for a simple Summer dessert or Tea.
The recipe is simple and calls for: Vanilla Wafer Cookie Crumbs, Butter, Powdered Sugar, Orange Juice Concentrate, Vanilla Extract, and Coconut or Powdered Sugar to coat. I’ve omitted the Pecans and added in a bit more Vanilla Extract.
I thought it would be fun to get the kids involved in the prep work. Thade had fun smashing and crunching the cookies, but Dylan was a little concerned that all of the cookies were going to be crumbs, so he had a few to munch on. Once Thade was finished with the smashing, I finished up the cookie crunching job with the pastry blender.
Blend in the softened butter and add in the Orange Juice Concentrate and Vanilla. I set up a little assembly line for the candies, so I could Roll, Coat in the Coconut, place in Gladware, and then off to the fridge to chill for at least 24 hours…
I tried to resist, but I had to sample a few, just to make sure that the candies would be super tasty!
The candies were delicious, and were almost as good as my Na-na’s cookies. I hope that you give the recipe a try, and let me know if you liked it.
Those look and sound super tasty! Ellie
Thanks Ellie! They are so good, and a nice cool Summer dessert. You can also coat them in Powdered Sugar if you aren’t a Coconut fan. Let me know if you give them a try 🙂
I’ll have to try to powdered sugar version. Have a great weekend Nico! We are off to visit with the in-laws for a week.I am hoping for warm weather to enjoy their pool! hugs, heather
Thanks Heather! Let me know if you try the cookies out 🙂 I hope that you have a great weekend, and enjoy some time relaxing by the pool. Big hugs!
Nico, how long will these keep? Do you think the could be frozen?
Thanks Mimi! The cookies would keep well refrigerated for 4-5 days. I haven’t tried freezing them yet, but I do think that they would freeze well. You might individually wrap them in waxed paper (like candies) to keep them from sticking together. Let me know if you give the cookies a try 🙂
Thanks Nico!
I’m definitelyl going to make a batch this weekend and try freezing a couple dozen. I’ll let you know what happens! They really look delicious!
Thanks Mimi! I hope that your family likes the cookies, and let me know if they freeze well. Have a great weekend, and sending big hugs your way 🙂