Chocolate-Nut Balls
<i>Make these treats by yourself once you've read the recipe with an adult</i>
Ingredients:
66 vanilla wafers
1 cup walnuts
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3 cup orange juice
3 tablespoons honey
1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
Equipment:
measuring cups and spoons
sifter
heavy plastic bag
rolling pin
mixing bowls
wooden spoon
STEP 1
Put <i>half</i> the vanilla wafers into a heavy plastic bag; push air out and close tightly. Use a rolling pin to crush wafers into tiny crumbs. Pour into large bowl. Repeat with remaining wafers. You should have a little less than 3 cups of crumbs.
STEP 2
Put the walnuts into the plastic bag and close tightly. Use rolling pin to crush the walnuts into tiny crumbs. Add to the crumbs in bowl.
STEP 3
Use a wooden spoon to stir in the 1 cup powdered sugar and the cocoa powder. Add the orange juice and honey. Stir till well mixed. Add 1 or 2 tablespoons more orange juice, if needed.
STEP 4
Use 1 tablespoon mixture for each cookie. Shape into balls with your hands. Put the 1/2 cup powdered sugar into small bowl. Roll balls in powdered sugar to coat, shaking off any extra sugar. Store in airtight container.
Makes about 40.